Half a Sixpence (film)
| Half a Sixpence | |
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| Directed by | George Sidney |
| Produced by | Charles H. Schneer, George Sidney |
| Written by |
H. G. Wells (novel) Beverley Cross Dorothy Kingsley |
| Starring |
Tommy Steele Julia Foster Cyril Ritchard |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Bill Lewthwaite, Frank Santillo |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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21 December 1967 |
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Running time
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143 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Half a Sixpence is a 1967 British musical film directed by George Sidney and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. The screenplay by Beverley Cross is adapted from his book for the stage musical of the same name, which was based on Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, a 1905 novel by H. G. Wells. The music and lyrics are by David Heneker.
Set in Kent during the Edwardian era, the plot centres on Arthur Kipps, a draper's assistant who falls in love with a chambermaid named Ann. In quick succession, he comes into a fortune, nearly marries a wealthy girl, marries Ann instead, loses his fortune, but regains that fortune and lives happily ever after with a loving family.
This was the final film made by Sidney, director of such well-known movies as Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate, Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas.
Location scenes include Aylesford, The Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells,Eastbourne, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, Oakley Court in Berkshire, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion and Ockham in Surrey. Interiors were filmed in the Shepperton Studios in Surrey.
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