A Kid for Two Farthings

Movie19551sa 36dkstar6.7(28)trending_up1
Drama
Director:Carol Reed

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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StatusReleased
Release DateAugust 15, 1955
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Germany:
Theatrical - Jan 20, 1956 (6)
France:
Premiere - May 5, 1955
United Kingdom:
Premiere - May 10, 1955
Theatrical - Aug 15, 1955 (U)
Ireland:
Theatrical - Aug 15, 1955 (PG)
Russia:
Theatrical - Dec 1, 1958
Runtime1sa 36dk
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Origin CountryUnited States, United Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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CinemaSerf7/10

Jonathan Ashmore does quite a sterling job here tugging at the heart-strings with this upbeat, feel-good drama about the young “Joe” who just wants to be kind. He’s a young lad growing up in a sort of Portobello Road environment in a post war London that is still recovering. He lives with his mum (Celia Johnson) in small flat above a tailor’s shop run by “Kandinsky” (David Kossoff) who fills his h…

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