The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died and left them his business—a cinema in the town of Sloughborough. Unfortunately they can't sell it for the fortune they hoped as they discover it is falling down and almost worthless.
Director:
Basil Dearden
Writers:
William Rose, John Eldridge.
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Virginia McKenna as Jean Spenser |
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Bill Travers as Matt Spenser |
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Margaret Rutherford as Mrs. Fazackalee |
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Peter Sellers as Percy Quill |
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Bernard Miles as Old Tom |
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Francis de Wolff as Albert Hardcastle |
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Leslie Phillips as Robin Carter |
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June Cunningham as Marlene Hogg |
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Sidney James as Mr. Hogg |
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George Cross as Commissionaire |
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George Cormack as Bell |
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Stringer Davis as Emmett |
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Michael Corcoran as Taxi Driver |
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Liz Fraser as Girl in Cinema (uncredited) |
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Peter Copley as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited) |
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Mario Fabrizi as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited) |
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Frazer Hines as Cast Member (uncredited) |
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Billy Lawrence as Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Directing | Basil Dearden | Director |
| Writing | William Rose | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Eldridge | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Stevenson | Production Runner |
| Sound | Ken Ritchie | Boom Operator |
| Production | Michael Relph | Producer |
| Production | Leslie Gilliat | Associate Producer |
| Sound | William Alwyn | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Douglas Slocombe | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Oswald Hafenrichter | Editor |
| Art | Allan Harris | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Mendleson | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hilda Fox | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Production | John Pellatt | Production Manager |
| Directing | Eddie Pike | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Buster Ambler | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Cox | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Bob Jones | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Bob Cuff | Special Effects |
| Crew | Wally Veevers | Special Effects |
| Camera | Jeff Seaholme | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Sidney Gilliat | Presenter |
| Crew | Frank Launder | Presenter |
