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The Pickwick Papers (1952)
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5 May 1954 (USA)
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Triumphantly brought to the screen for the first time! Another Dickens treasure springs to life in the rich traditions of "David Copperfield", "A Tale of Two Cities", "Great Expectations", and "Oliver Twist" !
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The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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Fairly diverting Dickens adaptation
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Hayter | ... | Samuel Pickwick |
| James Donald | ... | Nathaniel Winkle |
| Nigel Patrick | ... | Mr. Jingle |
| Joyce Grenfell | ... | Mrs. Leo Hunter |
| Hermione Gingold | ... | Miss Tompkins |
| Hermione Baddeley | ... | Mrs. Bardell |
| Donald Wolfit | ... | Sergeant Buzfuz |
| Harry Fowler | ... | Sam Weller |
| Kathleen Harrison | ... | Rachel Wardle |
| Alexander Gauge | ... | Tracy Tupman |
| Lionel Murton | ... | Augustus Snodgrass |
| Diane Hart | ... | Emily Wardle |
| Joan Heal | ... | Isabella Wardle |
| William Hartnell | ... | Irate Cabman |
| Athene Seyler | ... | Miss Witherfield |
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109 min
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The first film of June Thorburn.
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Mr. Jingle:
Miss Wardle... forgive intrusion... no time for ceremony... all is dicovered!
Rachel Wardle: Zat?
Mr. Jingle: Sshh... fat boy... scoundrel... treachorous dog... told old lady... old lady furious... raving.
Rachel Wardle: My mother?
Mr. Jingle: You and Tuppy.
Rachel Wardle: Tuppy?
Mr. Jingle: Kissing in greenhouse.
Rachel Wardle: Ah! Mr. Jingle, if you're trying to insult me.
Mr. Jingle: On the contrary... overheard fat boy... come to warn you... dreadful danger... tender my services... prevent hub-bub... other hand... think it an insult... leave room.
Rachel Wardle: What shall I do? My brother will be furious!
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Rachel Wardle: Zat?
Mr. Jingle: Sshh... fat boy... scoundrel... treachorous dog... told old lady... old lady furious... raving.
Rachel Wardle: My mother?
Mr. Jingle: You and Tuppy.
Rachel Wardle: Tuppy?
Mr. Jingle: Kissing in greenhouse.
Rachel Wardle: Ah! Mr. Jingle, if you're trying to insult me.
Mr. Jingle: On the contrary... overheard fat boy... come to warn you... dreadful danger... tender my services... prevent hub-bub... other hand... think it an insult... leave room.
Rachel Wardle: What shall I do? My brother will be furious!
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Referenced in "Tales from Dickens: Bardell Versus Pickwick" (1959)
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James Hayter is most likely remembered in the UK as the voice of Mr Kipling in the TV advertisements, but here he is an excellent Mr Pickwick, the lead character in this adaptation of 'The Pickwick Papers' by Charles Dickens.
Not in the same league as the David Lean-directed 'Great Expectations' and 'Oliver Twist' which preceded it, this film, directed by Noel Langley, is nevertheless not bad. It is entertaining, with an excellent cast ranging through character actors such as James Donald, Hermoines Baddeley and Gingold, Nigel Patrick, and William Hartnell; through to scene stealers like Joyce Grenfell.
It distills rather a wordy novel well, and provides it with the language of cinema to get the point across. Not an expensive production, but with some nice touches, such as Kathleen Harrison's twitchy Rachel; Mr Jingle's deck of cards; the runaway horse; and an early display of outraged bluster from Hattie Jacques, which she would repeat two decades later as a member of the Carry On team.