The read
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
"If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll inherit enough to buy a whole bloomin' orchestra. But can his newfound wealth buy happiness?
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do.
19 audience votes
Key crew
- George SidneyDirector
- Beverley CrossScreenplay
- David HenekerOriginal Music Composer
- Irwin KostalOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tommy SteeleArthur Kipps
- Julia FosterAnn
- Cyril RitchardHarry Chitterlow
- Penelope HornerHelen
- Elaine TaylorVictoria
- Hilton EdwardsShalford
- James VilliersHubert
- Allan CuthbertsonWilkins
- Pamela BrownMrs. Walsingham
- Christopher SandfordSid
- Grover DalePearce
- Aleta MorrisonLaura
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookbanjomusicalbased on play or musicalinheritancesocial climbing