Wonderful Things

Jun 10, 1958

1h 22m

★ 5.3

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.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Herbert Wilcox Productions

Wonderful Things Trailers

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Cast

Carmello

Frankie Vaughan

Mario

Jeremy Spenser

Pepita

Jocelyn Lane

Sir Bertram

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Anne

Jean Dawnay

Harry

Eddie Byrne

Poppa

Harold Kasket

Codger

Christopher Rhodes

Butler

Cyril Chamberlain

Courtesy Appearance

Barbara Goalen

Mamma

Nancy Nevinson

Larry Taylor

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