A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
Overview
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 grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.548 |
Directed By
Carol Reed
Crew
Wolf Mankowitz
Carol Reed
Wolf Mankowitz
George Frost
Barbara Barnard
Tony Sforzini
Alexander Korda
Benjamin Frankel
Edward Scaife
Wilfred Shingleton
Carol Reed
Bert Bates
Anna Duse
John Bremer
John Palmer
Ken Ritchie
Margaret Townsend
Jack N. Green
TOP CAST
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)
Dido Plumb
Wrestling Match Audience (uncredited)
Raymond Rollett
Breakaway China Stallholder (uncredited)
Marigold Russell
Customer's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Charles Saynor
Hokey Pokey Man (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur Skinner
Stallholder (uncredited)
Derek Sydney
Indian Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Robert Brooks Turner
Porter (uncredited)
Barbara Windsor
Blonde with a Crush on Sam (uncredited)
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