Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
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The Card is a 1952 British comedy film version of the 1911 novel by Arnold Bennett. In America, the film was titled The Promoter. It was adapted by Eric Ambler and directed by Ronald Neame. It stars Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, and Petula Clark. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound. [4]
The Card 1952 film Stars Alec Guinness. Errol Wilcox. 5.82K subscribers. Subscribed. 1K. 139K views 6 years ago. Stars: Alec Guinness,Glynis Johns,Valerie Hobson&Petula Clark...more. Stars:...
The Promoter: Directed by Ronald Neame. With Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark. Edward Machin, an Edwardian-era young rogue of lowly origin, decides he must do what he can to raise his living standards in order to see the world and shape his own destiny.
The Card is a comic novel written by Arnold Bennett in 1911 (entitled Denry the Audacious in the American edition [1]). It was later made into a 1952 movie, starring Alec Guinness and Petula Clark. Like much of Bennett's best work, it is set in the Staffordshire Potteries.
The Card (1952) An impoverished and ambitious son of a washerwoman (Alec Guinness) works his way up the ranks of society by any means necessary.
Then, as a teenager, Denry uses his cunning to land a job as a solicitor’s clerk, which marks the start of his rise to prominence – despite being sacked by his grumpy employer for wheedling his way into a swanky ball organised by the Countess of Chell, a local aristocrat.
Novel. Eric Ambler. Screenplay. A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman.
