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A Kid For Two Farthings is a 1955 British comedy-drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was adapted by Wolf Mankowitz from his 1953 novel of the same name. The title is a reference to the traditional Passover song, "Chad Gadya", which begins "One little goat which my father bought for two zuzim ". [2]
A Kid for Two Farthings: Directed by Carol Reed. With Celia Johnson, Diana Dors, David Kossoff, Joe Robinson. In London's working-class East End, a young boy is told a story by a neighbor that a unicorn can grant wishes.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Carol Reed
- 1955-08-15
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A Kid for Two Farthings is a 1953 novel by the British writer Wolf Mankowitz, based on the author's experiences of growing up within a Jewish community in London's East End .
A Kid for Two Farthings. 1956 1h 31m Fantasy List. 67% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 69% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Joe (Jonathan Ashmore) is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna (Celia...
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- Celia Johnson
- Carol Reed
- Fantasy
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. Joe is innocently and earnestly determined to help realize the wishes of his poor, hard-working neighbours.
Feb 21, 2024 · Adopted off the street by worldly adolescent Joe (Jonathan Ashmore), the 96-minute runtime cutely explores the ramifications of the unicorn’s supposed wish-granting powers. Whether it’s finding a new steam press for Mr. Kandinsky or sorting an engagement ring for Sonia (Diana Dors), it’s all told with a tangible sense of childhood whimsy.
