The Old Curiosity Shop (1935)

Synopsis: Replete with the familiar Dickensian themes of poverty and gloom, this story takes place in cold and brutal 1840s London. Here the old codger Trent lives in the back of his curio shop with his... Replete with the familiar Dickensian themes of poverty and gloom, this story takes place in cold and brutal 1840s London. Here the old codger Trent lives in the back of his curio shop with his adopted granddaughter Nell. He struggles to control his gambling habit, but his loan shark Quip, whose devotion to cruelty is almost religious, seems always on the verge of closing in. When Quip finally comes to collect his debts, Trent and the girl escape to the countryside to start their lives anew. Despite their good intentions, Trent's past, embodied by Quip, refuses to let them be. [More]

Starring: Ben Webster, Elaine Benson, Hay Petrie, Gibb McLaughlin

Starring: Ben Webster, Elaine Benson, Hay Petrie, Gibb McLaughlin, Reginald Purdell, James Harcourt, Roddy Hughes, Amy Veness

Director: Thomas Bentley

Story: Charles Dickens
Producer: Walter Mycroft
Director: Thomas Bentley
Screenwriter: Margaret Kennedy, Ralph Neale
Composer: Eric Coates

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