Movie
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1957 Comedy
1h 20min
Original title | The Smallest Show on Earth |
Country | United Kingdom |
When Matt Spenser (Bill Travers) and his wife, Jean (Virginia McKenna), inherit a small cinema, the Bijou, from a distant relative, they are shocked to find a decrepit building that comes with a group of aging employees. Matt and Jean try to sell the Bijou to Albert Hardcastle (Francis De Wolff), the owner of a large nearby cinema, but he gives them a lowball offer. Instead, they decide to open the theater, using a few clever marketing schemes to gain viewers at the expense of Hardcastle.
Directed by | Basil Dearden |
Written by | William Rose, John Eldridge |
Company | Times Film CorporationTimes Film CorporationTimes Film Corporation |
Starring
Virginia McKenna
Margaret Rutherford
Peter Sellers
Leslie Phillips
Bill Travers
Bernard Miles
Francis De Wolff
June Cunningham
Sidney James
George Cross
George Cormack
Stringer Davis
Michael Corcoran
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