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The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Thomas Bentley
Writer : Ralph Neale, Margaret Kennedy

Synopsis

An elderly shop-keeper and his grand-daughter are threatened by the rich, mean-spirited dwarf Quilp, and decide to flee across England to escape him. They are pursued both by Quilp and by the shop-keeper's long-lost brother, who wants to find them for a different reason.

Actors

Elaine Benson
Elaine Benson
Nell Trent
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Grandfather Trent
Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie
Quilp
Beatrix Thomson
Beatrix Thomson
Quilp's Wife
Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
Sampson Brass
Lily Long
Lily Long
Sally Brass
Reginald Purdell
Reginald Purdell
Dick Swiveller
Polly Ward
Polly Ward
The Marchioness
James Harcourt
James Harcourt
The Single Gentleman
J. Fisher White
J. Fisher White
The Schoolmaster
Dick Tubb
Dick Tubb
Tommy Codlin
Roddy Hughes
Roddy Hughes
Short
Peter Penrose
Peter Penrose
Kit
Vic Filmer
Vic Filmer
Tom Scott
Margaret Emden
Margaret Emden
Bit part
Fred Groves
Fred Groves
Showman
Wally Patch
Wally Patch
George
Amy Veness
Amy Veness
Mrs. Jarley

Crews

Thomas Bentley
Thomas Bentley
Director
Ralph Neale
Ralph Neale
Screenplay
Margaret Kennedy
Margaret Kennedy
Screenplay
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Novel
Walter C. Mycroft
Walter C. Mycroft
Producer
Leslie Norman
Leslie Norman
Editor
Claude Friese-Greene
Claude Friese-Greene
Director of Photography
Herman Finck
Herman Finck
Original Music Composer
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
Camera Operator

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