Room at the Top (1958) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Jack Clayton.

Cast

• Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton
• Simone Signoret as Alice Aisgill
• Heather Sears as Susan Brown
• Donald Wolfit as Mr. Brown
• Donald Houston as Charles Soames
• Hermione Baddeley as Elspeth
• Beatrice Varley as Aunt
• Allan Cuthbertson as George Aisgill
• Raymond Huntley as Mr. Hoylake
• John Westbrook as Jack Wales
• Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs. Brown
• Richard Pasco as Teddy
• Delena Kidd as Eva
• Ian Hendry as Cyril
• April Olrich as Mavis
• Mary Peach as June Samson
• Anthony Newlands as Bernard
• Avril Elgar as Miss Gilchrist
• Thelma Ruby as Miss Breith
• Paul Whitsun-Jones as Laughing Man at Bar
• Derren Nesbitt as Thug in Fight On Tow Path
• Wendy Craig as Joan (uncredited)
• Prunella Scales as Council Office Worker (uncredited)
• Derek Benfield as Man in Bar (uncredited)
• Wallace Bosco as Pub Customer (uncredited)
• Miriam Karlin as Gertrude (uncredited)
• Michael Atkinson as Grant (uncredited)
• Hyma Beckley as Civic Ball Attendee (uncredited)
• Allan Bracewell as Middle Aged Man (uncredited)
• Bonita Bridgeman as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
• Yvonne Buckingham as Girl at Window (uncredited)
• Honora Burke as Plump Woman (uncredited)
• Richard Caldicot as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• Isla Cameron as Thespians Member (uncredited)
• Angela Culbert as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
• Doreen Dawn as High Stepping Girl (uncredited)
• Basil Dignam as Priest (uncredited)
• Jane Eccles as Mrs Thompson (uncredited)
• Gilda Emmanuelli as Ethel (uncredited)
• Janina Faye as Young Girl (uncredited)

Crew

• Neil Paterson — Screenplay
• Jack Clayton — Director
• Mordecai Richler — Writer
• James Woolf — Producer
• Mario Nascimbene — Original Music Composer
• Freddie Francis — Director of Photography
• John Woolf — Producer
• John Braine — Novel

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