Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1957-04-09) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total |
| Screen: | William Rose, John Eldridge |
| Productions: | Hallmark Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 77165: Virginia McKenna - Jean Spenser
- 16898: Bill Travers - Matt Spenser
- 11127: Margaret Rutherford - Mrs. Fazackalee
- 12446: Peter Sellers - Percy Quill
- 8239: Bernard Miles - Old Tom
- 9899: Francis de Wolff - Albert Hardcastle
- 10655: Leslie Phillips - Robin Carter
Crews
- 29504: Basil Dearden - Director - Directing
- 21008: William Rose - Screenplay - Writing
- 113940: John Eldridge - Screenplay - Writing
- 1836887: Michael Stevenson - Production Runner - Production
- 2202101: Ken Ritchie - Boom Operator - Sound
- 29891: Michael Relph - Producer - Production
- 132097: Leslie Gilliat - Associate Producer - Production
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What if you were informed that you've just inherited your late uncle's "fortune" and then you found out that this "fortune" was, in reality, just an old, dilapidated, little movie theater? I'm assuming you'd be none too happy. Well, neither were Matt and Jean Spenser in this enjoya ....
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If only I had a great-uncle “Simon” who would die (peacefully, of course) and leave me a cinema! Well that’s what “Jean” (Virginia McKenna) and “Matt” (Bill Travers) are bequeathed and so off the set to “Sloughborough” to take a look at their inheritance. Their hopes are high when th ....
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