A Kid for Two Farthings
1955 | 96m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Carol Reed |
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| Writer: | Wolf Mankowitz |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 15, 1955 |
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| Director: | Carol Reed |
| Writer: | Wolf Mankowitz |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | unicorn |
| Production Companies | London Films Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Carol Reed | Director |
| Wolf Mankowitz | Screenplay, Novel |
| Edward Scaife | Director of Photography |
| Benjamin Frankel | Original Music Composer |
| Bert Bates | Editor |
| Wilfred Shingleton | Art Direction |
| Anna Duse | Costume Design |
| Barbara Barnard | Hairstylist |
| George Frost | Makeup Artist |
| Tony Sforzini | Makeup Department Head |
| John Bremer | Assistant Director |
| John Palmer | Production Manager |
| Ken Ritchie | Boom Operator |
| Margaret Townsend | Production Secretary |
| Jack N. Green | Third Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Carol Reed | Producer |
| Alexander Korda | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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