A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.
Kenneth More
as Chick Byrd
Cecil Parker
as Thomas Rutherford
Dennis Price
as Tommy Morris
Billie Whitelaw
as Judy
Norman Rossington
as Theodore Littleton
Angela Douglas
as Fay Trubshaw
Edmund Purdom
as Julian Baxter
Frank Finlay
as Prout
Alan Dobie
as Jack Lavery
J.G. Devlin
as Sloppitt
Valerie Croft
as Yvonne
Leila Croft
as Pauline
