Overview
A struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems when he stumbles across a precious vase amid a range of other less desirable items. The trouble is, the owners of the vase are pretty shrewd themselves and are not keen on letting it go for a song - meaning that our hapless chap has to pull out every trick in the book in order to win his prize.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by John Addison
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Wolf MankowitzNovel
- W.P. LipscombScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 8, 1954
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Production
Cast
Peter FinchCharlie
Adrienne CorriNicky
Rosalie CrutchleyBella
Finlay CurrieAbe Sparta
Meier TzelnikerWendl
Wilfrid LawsonCharlie's Father
Anthony NichollsAuctioneer
Alfie BassFred Frames
Guy MiddletonArmstrong
Vic WiseSweeting
Mark BakerMindel
Jane WenhamDobbie
Richard O'SullivanCharlie as a Boy- John GoddenCharlie's Son
- Eric FrancisAuctioneer's Assistant
Helena PickardLady on Train
Ernest ThesigerSir John Nightingale
John Le MesurierMr. Toshack
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