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Half a Sixpence is a 1963 musical comedy based on the 1905 novel Kipps by H. G. Wells, with music and lyrics by David Heneker and a book by Beverley Cross. It was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele.
Half a Sixpence is a 1967 British musical film directed by George Sidney starring Tommy Steele, Julia Foster and Cyril Ritchard. It was choreographed by Gillian Lynne.
Half a Sixpence: Directed by George Sidney. With Tommy Steele, Julia Foster, Cyril Ritchard, Penelope Horner. Arthur Kipps, an orphan apprenticed to a tyrannical owner of a mercantile, has a sudden abrupt change of life when his wealthy grandfather dies and leaves him a pile of money.
Half a Sixpence is a 1967 British musical film directed by George Sidney and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. The screenplay by Beverley Cross is adapted from...
TRAILER. Watchlist. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. After a draper's assistant inherits a small fortune, he considers marrying a socialite...
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Half a Sixpence. Roger Ebert May 23, 1968. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The sun is shining as I write this, and the birds are singing, and the cops haven't busted any hippie benefits in at least 24 hours. It is a time for mercy.
As a young boy, Arthur Kipps becomes an orphan and is entrusted to a miserly shopkeeper who caters in ladies' fashion but keeps his knavish staff in Dickensian poverty. Arthur grows into a slick womanizing salesman, able to secure dates but utterly lacking the self-confidence to aspire proper relationships, feeling 'unworthy' of young ladies.
