One Good Turn

1955 film by John Paddy Carstairs
Movie film Q7092679
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One Good Turn

Summary

One Good Turn is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • One Good Turn's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • One Good Turn was directed by John Paddy Carstairs[4].
  • Maurice Cowan wrote the screenplay for One Good Turn[5].
  • Ted Willis wrote the screenplay for One Good Turn[6].
  • One Good Turn's composer is recorded as John Addison[7].
  • One Good Turn's genre is comedy film[8].
  • One Good Turn was followed by Man of the Moment[9].
  • A cast member of One Good Turn was Norman Wisdom[10].
  • A cast member of One Good Turn was Joan Rice[11].
  • A cast member of One Good Turn was Percy Herbert[12].
  • A cast member of One Good Turn was Michael Balfour[13].
  • A cast member of One Good Turn was Graham Stark[14].
  • One Good Turn's production company is recorded as Two Cities Films[15].
  • One Good Turn's director of photography is recorded as Jack E. Cox[16].
  • The original language of One Good Turn was English[17].
  • One Good Turn's color is recorded as black-and-white[18].
  • One Good Turn's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[19].
  • One Good Turn was released on January 1, 1955[20].
  • One Good Turn's distributed by is recorded as General Film Distributors[21].
  • One Good Turn's narrative location is recorded as East Sussex[22].
  • One Good Turn's filming location is recorded as Pinewood Studios[23].
  • One Good Turn's film editor is recorded as Geoffrey Foot[24].
  • One Good Turn's title is recorded as One Good Turn[25].
  • One Good Turn's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+88'}[26].
  • One Good Turn's P14821 is recorded as 47298[27].

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Authorship and Creation

One Good Turn was directed by John Paddy Carstairs[4]. Screenwriters include Maurice Cowan[5] and Ted Willis[6]. Cast members include Norman Wisdom[10], Joan Rice[11], Percy Herbert[12], Michael Balfour[13], and Graham Stark[14].

Publication

One Good Turn was released on January 1, 1955[20]. The original language of it was English[17]. Its genre is comedy film[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

One Good Turn was followed by Man of the Moment[9].

Why It Matters

One Good Turn ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director of photography → Jack E. Cox
    Country of origin → —
    Publication date → —
    P14821 → 47298
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 47298, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
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