Sparrows Can't Sing(1963)
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of mayhem Charlie leaves as he goes about sorting things out.
Movie: Sparrows Can't Sing
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Charlie Gooding
Maggie Gooding
Fred Gooding
Bridgie Gooding
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Bert
Nellie Gooding
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