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Wonderful Things(1958)
Status: Released
Date: 1958-06-10
53%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
Overview:
Set in a beautiful fishing village in Gibraltar, Wonderful Things! stars Frankie Vaughan as Carmello, a young fisherman who, unable to earn enough from fishing to marry his tempestuous fiancée, decides to come to England to seek his fortune and finds fortunes are not quite so easy to come by.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Herbert Wilcox Productions
Movie: Wonderful Things
Top 10 Billed Cast
Frankie Vaughan
Carmello
Jeremy Spenser
Mario
Jocelyn Lane
Pepita
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Sir Bertram
Eddie Byrne
Harry
Harold Kasket
Poppa
Christopher Rhodes
Codger
Cyril Chamberlain
Butler
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Overview
Set in a beautiful fishing village in Gibraltar, Wonderful Things! stars Frankie Vaughan as Carmello, a young fisherman who, unable to earn enough from fishing to marry his tempestuous fiancée, decides to come to England to seek his fortune and finds fortunes are not quite so easy to come by.
Release Date
1958-06-10
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5.333
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