The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

The Funniest Show on Earth!

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1957-04-09
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 34 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 23min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Hallmark Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Basil Dearden
star 6.5/10
From 34 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Virginia McKenna

    as Jean Spenser
  • Bill Travers

    as Matt Spenser
  • Margaret Rutherford

    as Mrs. Fazackalee
  • Peter Sellers

    as Percy Quill
  • Bernard Miles

    as Old Tom
  • Francis de Wolff

    as Albert Hardcastle
  • Leslie Phillips

    as Robin Carter
  • June Cunningham

    as Marlene Hogg
  • Sidney James

    as Mr. Hogg
  • George Cross

    as Commissionaire
  • George Cormack

    as Bell
  • Stringer Davis

    as Emmett
  • Michael Corcoran

    as Taxi Driver
  • Liz Fraser

    as Girl in Cinema (uncredited)
  • Peter Copley

    as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
  • Mario Fabrizi

    as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
  • Frazer Hines

    as Cast Member uncredited)
  • Billy Lawrence

    as Cast Member (uncredited)
Writing William Rose Screenplay
Writing John Eldridge Screenplay
Directing Basil Dearden Director
Production Michael Stevenson Production Runner
Sound Ken Ritchie Boom Operator
Production Michael Relph Producer
Production Leslie Gilliat Associate Producer
Sound William Alwyn Original Music Composer
Camera Douglas Slocombe Director of Photography
Editing Oswald Hafenrichter Editor
Art Allan Harris Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Anthony Mendleson Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Hilda Fox Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Harry Frampton Makeup Artist
Production John Pellatt Production Manager
Directing Eddie Pike Assistant Director
Sound Buster Ambler Sound Recordist
Sound John Cox Sound Supervisor
Sound Bob Jones Sound Recordist
Crew Bob Cuff Special Effects
Crew Wally Veevers Special Effects
Camera Jeff Seaholme Camera Operator
Crew Sidney Gilliat Presenter
Crew Frank Launder Presenter

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