Old Curiosity Shop (1935)
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Hay Petrie ingests the scenery as the demonic, hunchbacked Mr. Quilp in this 1935 British adaptation of Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop. Quilp is the wicked landlord who dominates and later ruins the lives of shopkeeper Trent (Ben Webster) and his resourceful granddaughter Little Nell (Elaine… More Hay Petrie ingests the scenery as the demonic, hunchbacked Mr. Quilp in this 1935 British adaptation of Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop. Quilp is the wicked landlord who dominates and later ruins the lives of shopkeeper Trent (Ben Webster) and his resourceful granddaughter Little Nell (Elaine Benson). The death of the heroine, which created quite a brouhaha when the book was first published, is here handled with discretion and taste. Scenarists Margaret Kennedy and Ralph Neale successfully tackle the challenge of whittling Dickens' massive novel into a playable 90 minutes. The Old Curiosity Shop would be remade three times, once as a musical with Anthony Newley as Quilp. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Thomas Bentley
- Written By
- Margaret Kennedy, Ralph Neale
- Genres
- Drama
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Cast
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Ben Webster
as Grandfather Trent
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Elaine Benson
as Nell Trent
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Hay Petrie
as Quilp
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Beatrix Thomson
as Mrs. Quilp
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Gibb McLaughlin
as Sampson Brass
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Reginald Purdell
as Dick Swiveller
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Polly Ward
as The Marchioness
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James Harcourt
as Single Gentleman
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Roddy Hughes
as Short
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Amy Veness
as Mrs. Jarley
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Peter Penrose
as Kit Nubbles
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Fred Groves
as Showman
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Wally Patch
as George
