A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
91 min
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
- August 15, 1955
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Celia Johnson as Joanna
- Diana Dors as Sonia
- David Kossoff as Avrom Kandinsky
- Joe Robinson as Sam Heppner
- Jonathan Ashmore as Joe
- Brenda de Banzie as 'Lady' Ruby
- Primo Carnera as Python Macklin
- Lou Jacobi as Blackie Isaacs
- Sidney James as Ice Berg
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Abramowitz
- Sydney Tafler as Madam Rita
- Danny Green as Bully Bason
- Vera Day as Mimi
- Daphne Anderson as Dora
- Joseph Tomelty as Vagrant
- Harold Berens as Oliver
- Bart Allison as Auctioneer (uncredited)
- Barbara Archer as Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited)
- Harry Baird as Jamaica (uncredited)
- Alfie Bass as Alf the Bird Man (uncredited)
- Bruce Beeby as Policeman (uncredited)
- Madge Brindley as Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)
- Eddie Byrne as Sylvester the Photographer (uncredited)
- Peter Gilmore as Walk on part (uncredited)
- Harold Goodwin as Chick Man (uncredited)
- Nora Gordon as Customer (uncredited)
- Lily Kann as Mrs. Kramm (uncredited)
- Harold Kasket as (uncredited)
Crew
- Carol Reed · Director
- Wolf Mankowitz · Writer
- Carol Reed · Producer
- Benjamin Frankel · Composer
- Edward Scaife · Cinematographer
- Bert Bates · Editor