A Kid for Two Farthings

A Kid for Two Farthings
1955DramaComedy96 mins
★★★★★

Plot

Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can... read more

  • Carol Reed

    Director

  • Wolf Mankowitz

    Novel

  • Wolf Mankowitz

    Screenplay

  • Edward Scaife

    Director of Photography

  • Bert Bates

    Editor

  • Celia Johnson

    Joanna

  • Diana Dors

    Sonia

  • David Kossoff

    Avrom Kandinsky

  • Joe Robinson

    Sam Heppner

  • Jonathan Ashmore

    Joe

  • Brenda De Banzie

    Lady Ruby

  • Primo Carnera

    Python Macklin

  • Lou Jacobi

    Blackie Isaacs

  • Sid James

    Ice Berg

  • Irene Handl

    Mrs. Abramowitz

  • Sydney Tafler

    Madam Rita

  • Danny Green

    Bully Bason

  • Vera Day

    Mimi

  • Daphne Anderson

    Dora

  • Joseph Tomelty

    Vagrant

  • Harold Berens

    Oliver

  • Bart Allison

    Auctioneer (uncredited)

  • Barbara Archer

    Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited)

  • Harry Baird

    Jamaica (uncredited)

  • Alfie Bass

    Alf the Bird Man (uncredited)

  • Bruce Beeby

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Paddy Brannigan

    Market Patron (uncredited)

  • Madge Brindley

    Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)

  • Eddie Byrne

    Sylvester the Photographer (uncredited)

  • Peter Gilmore

    Walk on part (uncredited)

  • Harold Goodwin

    Chick Man (uncredited)

  • Nora Gordon

    Customer (uncredited)

  • George Hurst

    Dog Man (uncredited)

  • Lily Kann

    Mrs. Kramm (uncredited)

  • Harold Kasket

    (uncredited)

  • Sam Kydd

    (uncredited)

  • Harry Locke

    Stallholder (uncredited)

  • Arthur Lovegrove

    Postman (uncredited)

  • Edward Malin

    Dog Man (uncredited)

  • Lew Marco

    Referee (uncredited)

  • Spike Milligan

    Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)

  • Norman Mitchell

    Stallholder (uncredited)

  • Judith Nelmes

    Alf's Customer (uncredited)

  • Jim Brady

    Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

  • Mollie Palmer

    Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    96 minutes

    Released

    1955-08-15

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    London Films Productions

    Sound

  • Benjamin Frankel

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    199 days ago

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