The Old Curiosity Shop

1934
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1h 30m

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Elaine Benson, Hay Petrie, and Ben Webster in The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)

A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.

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6.2/10

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Ben Webster

The Grandfather

Elaine Benson

Nell

Hay Petrie

Quilp

Beatrix Thomson

His Wife

Gibb McLaughlin

Sampson Brass
(as Gibb Mc.Laughlin)

Lily Long

Sally Brass

Reginald Purdell

Dick Swiveller

Polly Ward

'The Marchioness'

James Harcourt

The Single Gentleman

J. Fisher White

The Schoolmaster
(as J. Fisher-White)

Dick Tubb

Codlin

Roddy Hughes

Short

Amy Veness

Mrs. Jarley

Peter Penrose

Vic Filmer

Tom Scott

Margaret Emden

Bit part
(uncredited)

Fred Groves

Showman
(uncredited)

Wally Patch

George
(uncredited)

Director
- Thomas Bentley
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Trivia
Although Thomas Bentley filmed several Dickens adaptations, this was his only talkie.

Goofs
The shadows of the camera, the cameraman and camera stand can be seen in the opening scene as the Bristol Mayfair pulls away.

Crazy credits
Closing credits epilogue: "Such are the changes Which a few years bring about, And so do things pass away Like a tale that is told"

CHARLES DICKENS

Connections
Version of The Old Curiosity Shop (1909)

Soundtracks
Bull Frog's Shadow
(uncredited)
from "Lady Dragonfly Suite"
Music by Herman Finck

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5/10

A real curiosity

Firstly in response to a query by one reviewer the first extant film of Dickens work dates back to 1901.I have never read the book,so I would guess that Hay Petrie's performance was not inspired by the book.So it may well be down to the director.B 1934 he was already an experienced screen performer and appeared in 89films.None of them as unrestrained as this most of the rest of the cast were very exerenced,going back 20years such as BenWebster.Wally Patch appeared in around 200 films.Compare this film with David Copperfield at MGM a year later and this film feels like it was made by a bunch of amateurs.