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The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

Directed by Basil Dearden

Comedy

Overview

Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill’s long-lost uncle has died and left them his business—a cinema in the town of Sloughborough. Unfortunately they can’t sell it for the fortune they hoped as they discover it is falling down and almost worthless.

Length 83 minutes

Actors

Virginia McKenna | Bill Travers | Margaret Rutherford | Peter Sellers | Bernard Miles | Francis de Wolff | Leslie Phillips | June Cunningham | Sid James | George Cross | George Cormack | Stringer Davis | Michael Corcoran | Liz Fraser | Peter Copley | Mario Fabrizi | Frazer Hines | Billy Lawrence

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

This was a recent screening by CFS @ Music Box (actually 2 days ago) but I didn’t go bc MBT, of course. But I did find it on DVD via library network and it arrived today on a “Comedy Classics” set. This would be a very appropriate movie to watch in 35mm at a classic theatre like MBT.

I know it would be a pain to operate an old theatre but I wouldn’t mind getting an old movie theatre from inheritance and having to operate it.

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