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The Card

1952 · Ronald Neame · 85 min

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He's the cheekiest man in town!

A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman.

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7/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database42 votesTMDB
Alec GuinnessEdward Henry 'Denry' MachinGlynis JohnsRuth EarpValerie HobsonCountess of ChellPetula ClarkNellie CotterillEdward ChapmanMr. DuncalfVVeronica TurleighMrs. MachinGeorge DevineMr. CalvertJoan HicksonMrs. CodleynFrank PettingellPolice SuperintendentGibb McLaughlinEmeryPeter CopleyP. Shillitoe (uncredited)MMark DalyLord Mayor (uncredited)DDeidre DoyleWidow Hullins (uncredited)Henry EdwardsMr. Cotterill (uncredited)LLyn EvansCregeen (uncredited)

Cast

Alec GuinnessEdward Henry 'Denry' MachinGlynis JohnsRuth EarpValerie HobsonCountess of ChellPetula ClarkNellie CotterillEdward ChapmanMr. DuncalfVVeronica TurleighMrs. MachinGeorge DevineMr. CalvertJoan HicksonMrs. CodleynFrank PettingellPolice SuperintendentGibb McLaughlinEmeryPeter CopleyP. Shillitoe (uncredited)MMark DalyLord Mayor (uncredited)DDeidre DoyleWidow Hullins (uncredited)Henry EdwardsMr. Cotterill (uncredited)LLyn EvansCregeen (uncredited)

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