A Kid for Two Farthings

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955
1h 36min

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.

Storyline

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.

    Released
    15 August 1955
    Runtime
    1h 36min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    London Films Productions
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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