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