A Kid for Two Farthings

A Kid for Two Farthings(1955)

6.6/10
25 votes
96 minAugust 15, 1955

Overview

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.

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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

Jonathan Ashmore

Joe

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Lady Ruby

Primo Carnera

Primo Carnera

Python Macklin

Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Blackie Isaacs

Sidney James

Sidney James

Ice Berg

Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Mrs. Abramowitz

Sydney Tafler

Sydney Tafler

Madam Rita

Danny Green

Danny Green

Bully Bason

Vera Day

Vera Day

Mimi

Daphne Anderson

Daphne Anderson

Dora

Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Vagrant

Harold Berens

Harold Berens

Oliver

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Bart Allison

Auctioneer (uncredited)

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Barbara Archer

Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited)

Harry Baird

Harry Baird

Jamaica (uncredited)

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

Alf the Bird Man (uncredited)

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Bruce Beeby

Policeman (uncredited)

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Paddy Brannigan

Market Patron (uncredited)

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Madge Brindley

Mrs. Quinn (uncredited)

Eddie Byrne

Eddie Byrne

Sylvester the Photographer (uncredited)

Peter Gilmore

Peter Gilmore

Walk on part (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Chick Man (uncredited)

Nora Gordon

Nora Gordon

Customer (uncredited)

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George Hurst

Dog Man (uncredited)

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Lily Kann

Mrs. Kramm (uncredited)

Harold Kasket

Harold Kasket

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Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

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Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Stallholder (uncredited)

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Arthur Lovegrove

Postman (uncredited)

Edward Malin

Edward Malin

Dog Man (uncredited)

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Lew Marco

Referee (uncredited)

Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan

Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)

Norman Mitchell

Norman Mitchell

Stallholder (uncredited)

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Judith Nelmes

Alf's Customer (uncredited)

Jim Brady

Jim Brady

Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Mollie Palmer

Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

Dido Plumb

Wrestling Match Audience (uncredited)

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Raymond Rollett

Breakaway China Stallholder (uncredited)

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Marigold Russell

Customer's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Charles Saynor

Hokey Pokey Man (uncredited)

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Jack Sharp

Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Arthur Skinner

Stallholder (uncredited)

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Derek Sydney

Indian Fortune Teller (uncredited)

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Robert Brooks Turner

Porter (uncredited)

Barbara Windsor

Barbara Windsor

Blonde with a Crush on Sam (uncredited)

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