The Card

He's the cheekiest man in town!

7.019521h 25m

Released

Comedy

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1952-02-25

Runtime1h 25m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

Videos

1 total

Trailer

The Card (1952) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Stream

Criterion Channel

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Cast & Crew

Alec Guinness

as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin

Glynis Johns

as Ruth Earp

Valerie Hobson

as Countess of Chell

Petula Clark

as Nellie Cotterill

Edward Chapman

as Mr. Duncalf

Veronica Turleigh

as Mrs. Machin

George Devine

as Mr. Calvert

Joan Hickson

as Mrs. Codleyn

Frank Pettingell

as Police Superintendent

Gibb McLaughlin

as Emery

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Sep 11, 2022

7/10

Ronald Name has done quite a good job turning Arnold Bennett's amiable rags-to-riches tale into a throughly watchable film. Alec Guinness ("Denry" - an amalgam of Edward and Henry) is the aspiring son of a lowly washerwoman (Veronica Turleigh). Determined to better his lot, he happens upon the wallet lost by local lawyer/bigwig "Duncalf" (Edward Ch…

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