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Half a Sixpence

Play trailer Poster for Half a Sixpence 1968,  2h 28m,  Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 29% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
29% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
After a draper's assistant inherits a small fortune, he considers marrying a socialite instead of his old sweetheart.

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Renata Adler New York Times May 21, 2005
The songs themselves, trite, gay, and thoroughly meaningless, make absolutely no concession to anything that was happened in popular music the last 10 years. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
2/4
As beautifully smiling faces waver gently in and out of focus, the sound track drips honey and molasses and horehound drops. Oh love, oh life, ah happy fate, that we, who have split this sixpence in twain as mere youths, should meet again, etc. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Apr 20, 2006
3/5
Not a great score, but it does have stage original Tommy Steele, a plus. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 14, 2005
2/5
Phil Hall Film Threat Nov 19, 2004
2/5
In case you wondered why Tommy Steele never became a Hollywood star, look here. Go to Full Review
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Half a Sixpence

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Cast & Crew

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George Sidney

Director

Tommy Steele

Arthur Kipps

Julia Foster

Ann

Penelope Horner

Helen

Cyril Ritchard

Harry Chitterlow

Elaine Taylor

Victoria

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Half a Sixpence

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Movie Info

Synopsis After a draper's assistant inherits a small fortune, he considers marrying a socialite instead of his old sweetheart.
Director
George Sidney
Screenwriter
Beverley Cross, Beverley Cross
Production Co
Ameran Films
Genre
Musical
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 12, 2010
Runtime
2h 28m
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