Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.985 |
Directed By
Joan Littlewood
Crew
Joan Littlewood
Oswald Hafenrichter
Mutz Greenbaum
Desmond Dickinson
Donald Taylor
Stanley Black
Stephen Lewis
Polly Young
Estelle Stewart
Bill Lodge
Peter Medak
James Stevens
Clifford Parkes
Stanley Black
Peter Allwork
Kevin Sutton
Stephen Cross
Bernard Sarron
Len Abbott
Barbara Rowland
Lionel Bart
Joan Littlewood
Stephen Lewis
TOP CAST
James Booth
Charlie Gooding
Barbara Windsor
Maggie Gooding
Roy Kinnear
Fred Gooding
Avis Bunnage
Bridgie Gooding
Brian Murphy
Jack
George Sewell
Bert
Barbara Ferris
Nellie Gooding
Griffith Davies
Chunky
Murray Melvin
Georgie
Arthur Mullard
Ted
Peggy Ann Clifford
Ted's Wife
Wally Patch
Watchman
Bob Grant
Perce
Stephen Lewis
Caretaker
Queenie Watts
Queenie
Victor Spinetti
Arnold
Jenny Sontag
Momma
May Scagnelli
Gran
Fanny Carby
Lil
Yootha Joyce
Barmaid
Janet Howse
Janet
John Junkin
Bridge Operator
Harry H. Corbett
Greengrocer
Marjie Lawrence
Girl
Glynn Edwards
Charlie's Friend
Gerry Raffles
Lorry Driver
Rita Webb
Maggie's Neighbor
Eve Eden
Eve
Paddy Joyce
Barman
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