A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
1h 36m
Running Time
August 15, 1955Release Date
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
1h 36m
Running Time
August 15, 1955Release Date
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 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.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Danny Green
Bully Bason
Sydney Tafler
Madam Rita
Carol Reed
Director
Vera Day
Mimi
Wolf Mankowitz
Writer
Daphne Anderson
Dora
Benjamin Frankel
Composer
Joseph Tomelty
Vagrant
Edward Scaife
Cinematographer
Harold Berens
Oliver
Bert Bates
Editor
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)
Alexander Korda
Executive Producer
Wilfred Shingleton
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 15, 1955
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
A Kid For Two Farthings is a 1955 film, directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was adapted by Wolf Mankowitz from his 1953 novel of the same name.
The title is a reference to the traditional Passover song, "Chad Gadya", which begins "One little goat which my father bought for two zuzim". At the end of the film, Mr. Kandinsky softly sings fragments of an English translation of the song.
It was one of the last films produced by Alexander Korda before his death.
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