A Kid for Two Farthings
A Kid for Two Farthings
Release: 1955-08-15
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 6.6
Drama
Comedy
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 Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
London Films Productions
Cast
Barbara Windsor
as Blonde with a Crush on Sam (uncredited)
Nora Gordon
as Customer (uncredited)
Harold Berens
as Oliver
Peter Gilmore
as Walk on part (uncredited)
Lou Jacobi
as Blackie Isaacs
Sidney James
as Ice Berg
Danny Green
as Bully Bason
Alfie Bass
as Alf the Bird Man (uncredited)
Harry Locke
as Stallholder (uncredited)
Dido Plumb
as Wrestling Match Audience (uncredited)
Celia Johnson
as Joanna
Diana Dors
as Sonia
Irene Handl
as Mrs. Abramowitz
Sydney Tafler
as Madam Rita
Daphne Anderson
as Dora
Joseph Tomelty
as Vagrant
David Kossoff
as Avrom Kandinsky
Sam Kydd
as (uncredited)
Norman Mitchell
as Stallholder (uncredited)
Primo Carnera
as Python Macklin
Eddie Byrne
as Sylvester the Photographer (uncredited)
Jim Brady
as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
as Chick Man (uncredited)
Joe Robinson
as Sam Heppner
Jonathan Ashmore
as Joe
Brenda De Banzie
as Lady Ruby
Vera Day
as Mimi
Edward Malin
as Dog Man (uncredited)
Spike Milligan
as Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)
Harry Baird
as Jamaica (uncredited)
Harold Kasket
as (uncredited)
