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A Kid for Two Farthings

  • 19551955
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  • 1h 36m
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6.4/10
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Diana Dors in A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
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In a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy, lives with his mother, Joanne, who works in and rooms above the Kandinsky tailor shop... Read allIn a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy, lives with his mother, Joanne, who works in and rooms above the Kandinsky tailor shop. Joe is innocently and earnestly determined to help realize the wishes of his poor, hard-... Read allIn a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy, lives with his mother, Joanne, who works in and rooms above the Kandinsky tailor shop. Joe is innocently and earnestly determined to help realize the wishes of his poor, hard-working neighbours. Hearing from Mr. Kandinsky the tale that a captured unicorn will grant... Read all
IMDb RATING
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    • Carol Reed
    • Wolf Mankowitz(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Celia Johnson
    • Diana Dors
    • David Kossoff
    • Carol Reed
    • Wolf Mankowitz(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Celia Johnson
    • Diana Dors
    • David Kossoff
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    • 17User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Celia Johnson
    Celia Johnson
    • Joanna
    Diana Dors
    Diana Dors
    • Sonia
    David Kossoff
    David Kossoff
    • Avrom Kandinsky
    Joe Robinson
    Joe Robinson
    • Sam Heppner
    Jonathan Ashmore
    • Joe
    Brenda de Banzie
    Brenda de Banzie
    • 'Lady' Ruby
    • (as Brenda De Banzie)
    Primo Carnera
    Primo Carnera
    • Python Macklin
    Lou Jacobi
    Lou Jacobi
    • Blackie Isaacs
    Irene Handl
    Irene Handl
    • Mrs. Abramowitz
    Danny Green
    Danny Green
    • Bully Bason
    Sydney Tafler
    Sydney Tafler
    • Madam Rita
    Sidney James
    Sidney James
    • Ice Berg
    Vera Day
    Vera Day
    • Mimi
    Daphne Anderson
    Daphne Anderson
    • Dora
    Joseph Tomelty
    Joseph Tomelty
    • Vagrant with Unicorn
    Harold Berens
    • Oliver
    Bart Allison
    • Auctioneer
    • (uncredited)
    Barbara Archer
    • Madam Rita's Workroom Girl
    • (uncredited)
      • Carol Reed
      • Wolf Mankowitz(based on the book by) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The title, "A Kid For Two Farthings" is a play on the traditional, if optional, song which almost always concludes the Passover Seder. It's called "Chad Gad Yaw: ( English approximate pronunciation of the Aramaic). It is often translated as "A Kid For Two Zuzim" (a monetary denomination for which "farthing" is an inspired translation. The events in the song are cumulative (as in "The Twelve Days of Christmas.")as well as something of a tongue-twister in the original. For more, see "Chad_Gadya" online for more information.
    • Goofs
      Python Macklin is clearly meant to be a British wrestler, yet he speaks in a foreign accent.
    • Quotes

      Madam Rita: You heard of Christian Dior? Well, I'm Yiddishe Dior.

    • Connections
      Featured in Talkies: Memories of Diana Dors (2017)

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    10/10
    A gentle look at the innocence of childhood
    A nostalgic film which works on many levels. It is as gentle a look at the innocent magic of childhood as Stephen Spielberg's E.T. It is also a look at the indomitable spirit of London's east enders only 10 years after the end of WWII. Another level is a look back at the 50's, which seem chaste by comparison with today. As one who grew up in the 50's, I can remember that it was exactly like that. Wrestling matches were gritty affairs which took place on Friday night's at the local drill hall, and attracted all the small town gamblers, crooks, bookmakers and "fast Eddies" in town.

    The film captures the cockney humor and sharp wit of the polyglot community practically living on top of each other. People lived close to the small shops and businesses. Everyone knew everyone else and saw them all day. Their lives were lived openly, with the neighbors sharing in each others joys, sorrows, gossip, romances, and whatever. The most shining performance is that of the wonderful character actor, David Kossof, as the elderly tailor who strives to keep the child's dream alive.
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    • Release date
      • August 15, 1955 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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      • Petticoat Lane, Broadgate, London, England, UK
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      • London Film Productions
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes

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