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	'''''Touch and Go''''' (U.S. '''''The Light Touch''''') is a 1955 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Michael Truman]], and starring [[Jack Hawkins]], [[Margaret Johnston]], and [[June Thorburn]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b8baddb \| title=Touch and Go (1955)}}</ref> The film was made by [[Ealing Studios]].<ref name="radiotimes.com">{{Cite web \| url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/jqj4q/touch-and-go/ \| title=Touch and Go\|website=RadioTimes}}</ref> The film was indifferently received on release, and is not generally included in the canon of classic [[Ealing Comedies]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://derekwinnert.com/touch-and-go-1955-jack-hawkins-margaret-johnston-june-thorburn-john-fraser-roland-culver-alison-leggatt-james-hayter-classic-movie-review-2782/ \| title=Touch and Go ** (1955, Jack Hawkins, Margaret Johnston, June Thorburn, John Fraser, Roland Culver, Alison Leggatt, James Hayter)\|first=Derek\|last=Winnert\| date=4 August 2015}}</ref> It did, however, pick up two nominations at the [[9th British Academy Film Awards\|1956 British Academy Film Awards]]: [[Margaret Johnston]] for "Best British Actress", and [[William Rose (screenwriter)\|William Rose]] for "Best British Screenplay" – Rose did win that year's screenplay award, but for another Ealing film, ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)\|The Ladykillers]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1955&category=false&award=false\|title=British Film Academy awards and nominations for 1955\|accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref>		'''''Touch and Go''''' (U.S. '''''The Light Touch''''') is a 1955 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[Michael Truman]], and starring [[Jack Hawkins]], [[Margaret Johnston]], and [[June Thorburn]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b8baddb \| title=Touch and Go (1955)}}</ref> The film was made by [[Ealing Studios]].<ref name="radiotimes.com">{{Cite web \| url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/jqj4q/touch-and-go/ \| title=Touch and Go\|website=RadioTimes}}</ref> The film was indifferently received on release, and is not generally included in the canon of classic [[Ealing Comedies]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://derekwinnert.com/touch-and-go-1955-jack-hawkins-margaret-johnston-june-thorburn-john-fraser-roland-culver-alison-leggatt-james-hayter-classic-movie-review-2782/ \| title=Touch and Go ** (1955, Jack Hawkins, Margaret Johnston, June Thorburn, John Fraser, Roland Culver, Alison Leggatt, James Hayter)\|first=Derek\|last=Winnert\| date=4 August 2015}}</ref> It did, however, pick up two nominations at the [[9th British Academy Film Awards\|1956 British Academy Film Awards]]: [[Margaret Johnston]] for "Best British Actress", and [[William Rose (screenwriter)\|William Rose]] for "Best British Screenplay" – Rose did win that year's screenplay award, but for another Ealing film, ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)\|The Ladykillers]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1955&category=false&award=false\|title=British Film Academy awards and nominations for 1955\|accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==

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{{short description|1955 film by Michael Truman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Touch and Go
| image = Touchandgo1955.jpg
| caption = ''Touch and Go'' UK release poster
| director = [[Michael Truman]]
| producer = [[Michael Balcon]]
| writer = [[William Rose (screenwriter)|William Rose]]<br />[[Tania Rose]]
| starring = [[Jack Hawkins]]<br />[[Margaret Johnston]]<br />[[June Thorburn]]
| music = [[John Addison]]
| cinematography = [[Douglas Slocombe]]
| editing = [[Peter Tanner]]
| studio = [[Ealing Studios]]
| distributor = [[J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]]
| released = {{film date|df=y|1955|10|03|London}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}

'''''Touch and Go''''' (U.S. '''''The Light Touch''''') is a 1955 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Michael Truman]], and starring [[Jack Hawkins]], [[Margaret Johnston]], and [[June Thorburn]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b8baddb | title=Touch and Go (1955)}}</ref> The film was made by [[Ealing Studios]].<ref name="radiotimes.com">{{Cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/jqj4q/touch-and-go/ | title=Touch and Go|website=RadioTimes}}</ref> The film was indifferently received on release, and is not generally included in the canon of classic [[Ealing Comedies]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://derekwinnert.com/touch-and-go-1955-jack-hawkins-margaret-johnston-june-thorburn-john-fraser-roland-culver-alison-leggatt-james-hayter-classic-movie-review-2782/ | title=Touch and Go ** (1955, Jack Hawkins, Margaret Johnston, June Thorburn, John Fraser, Roland Culver, Alison Leggatt, James Hayter)|first=Derek|last=Winnert| date=4 August 2015}}</ref> It did, however, pick up two nominations at the [[9th British Academy Film Awards|1956 British Academy Film Awards]]: [[Margaret Johnston]] for "Best British Actress", and [[William Rose (screenwriter)|William Rose]] for "Best British Screenplay" – Rose did win that year's screenplay award, but for another Ealing film, ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)|The Ladykillers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1955&category=false&award=false|title=British Film Academy awards and nominations for 1955|accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Following an argument with a work superior, furniture designer Jim Fletcher quits his job in a fit of pique. He decides that England has nothing to offer him, and that the future for his family is in Australia. He eagerly sets about making emigration plans, and despite the fact that his wife and family are less than enthusiastic about moving to the other side of the world, he disregards their reservations, and presses ahead. Practical and bureaucratic hitches continually threaten to derail the project. Jim must also deal with the opposition of his in-laws, finds himself missing his job, and starts to have doubts himself about the wisdom of the move. However, the snags and pitfalls are finally sorted out, and a firm departure date is set. Then two days before they are due to leave, the Fletchers' daughter meets, and instantly falls in love with, her ideal man after he rescues the family cat, Heathcliff. A good deal of heart-searching ensues before the Fletchers decide whether or not to go ahead with emigration during a delay caused by a missing Heathcliff.

== Cast ==
{{castlist|
* [[Jack Hawkins]] as Jim Fletcher
* [[Margaret Johnston]] as Helen Fletcher
* [[June Thorburn]] as Peggy Fletcher
* [[John Fraser (actor)|John Fraser]] as Richard Kenyon
* [[Roland Culver]] as Reg Fairbright
* [[Alison Leggatt]] as Alice Fairbright
* [[Margaret Halstan]] as Mrs. Pritchett
* [[Henry Longhurst (actor)|Henry B. Longhurst]] as Mr. Pritchett
* [[James Hayter (actor)|James Hayter]] as Kimball
* [[Basil Dignam]] as Stevens
* [[Bessie Love]] as Mrs. Baxter
* [[Gabrielle Brune]] as Waitress
* Warwick Ashton as Policeman
* Dorothy White as Girl on the Bridge
* [[Liz Fraser]] as Girl on the Bridge (as Elizabeth Winch)
* [[Alfred Burke]] as Man on the Bridge
}}

== Critical reputation ==
The ''[[Radio Times]]'' called the film "A depressing wallow in the sort of whimsy that Ealing foisted upon the world as British Realism";<ref name="radiotimes.com" /> whereas [[Leonard Maltin]] was more positive, calling the film a "wry study".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81393/Touch-and-Go/|title=Touch and Go|website=TCM}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0048740 }}
* {{AllMovie title| 114187 }}

{{Michael Truman}}
{{Michael Balcon}}

[[Category:1955 films]]
[[Category:1955 comedy films]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:Ealing Studios films]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:Films directed by Michael Truman]]
[[Category:Films produced by Michael Balcon]]
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
[[Category:1950s British films]]

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