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    Half a Sixpence

    Half a SixpenceDirector: George Sidney
    Actors: Tommy Steele, Julia Foster, Cyril Ritchard, Penelope Horner, Elaine Taylor
    Studio: Paramount
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $14.98
    Buy New: $9.71
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    Seller: bargainentertainment3
    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 17 reviews
    Sales Rank: 37047

    Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
    Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
    Rating: NR (Not Rated)
    Region: 1
    Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
    Number Of Discs: 1
    Running Time: 143 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
    Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

    MPN: D067214D
    ISBN: 0792198557
    UPC: 097360672145
    EAN: 9780792198550
    ASIN: B0001AW070

    Theatrical Release Date: 1967
    Release Date: April 6, 2004
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    Editorial Reviews:

    Amazon.com
    When orphaned shop clerk Arthur Kipps inherits a fortune, his future seems assured--but money doesn't buy happiness, as the gawky lad learns when he mixes with the swells. The splashy musical Half a Sixpence was adapted from H.G. Wells's novel, Kipps, and it saw considerable success as a stage vehicle for the exuberant Tommy Steele. The film version gets caught in that mid-1960s mode of the lumbering super-production (the kind that helped kill the movie musical). Lavishly mounted by old pro director George Sidney, and boasting some echt-sixties photography by the great Geoffrey Unsworth, Half a Sixpence offers its share of eye candy. The blowhard presence of Cyril Ritchard and the spectacular dancing of Grover Dale help. Then there's Tommy Steele, whose stage-scaled performance is all teeth and hair; he attacks the razzmatazz numbers with ferocity--maybe more ferocity than charm. Songs by David Heneker. --Robert Horton

    Product Description
    Adventures of Arthur Kipps and his new-found wealth in Edwardian London's music halls.
    Genre: Musicals
    Rating: NR
    Release Date: 6-APR-2004
    Media Type: DVD



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    4 out of 5 stars Tommy Steele showcase   October 15, 2009
    J. Carey (oregon)
    This is a tuneful showcase of Tommy Steele at the top of his game. He is a penniless clerk in a shop always looking for a better life, set to music and dance of course. As the plot goes Tommy finds his childhood sweetheart just before he inherits a fortune. The complications of his entry into his new social standing make up the message. Of course it all turns out in the end. You won't think this is the greatest musical ever made but it is pleasant and fun with lots of energy. If you like the old musicals or English music hall style you will surely enjoy this. Very good production values and a great price.


    4 out of 5 stars Like It Somewhat   March 13, 2007
    Eric Marshall (Hammond, IN United States)
    3 out of 4 found this review helpful

    I saw this movie on Saturday and I thought it was good. It was 20 minutes too long. I think Tommy Steele was convincing as Arthur Kipps. Let's also give credit to Julia Foster's performance (one of the women that Michael Caine's character romances in "Alfie" in case you didn't know) as Anne. I noticed that the movie is in the same timeframe that "My Fair Lady" was. My favorite scene is early on when Kipps visits a stage rehersal (it leads to the song "If I Had a Banjo") and it leads to him meeting an actress named Nora (played by Juila Sutton-correct me if I'm wrong); who is in her lingerie and Kipps puts his head on her lap! Then it leads to the musical number and how often do you see a movie today in which one of the actresses (with the exception of Nicole Kidman in "Moulin Rouge") dance while wearing lingerie and shaking it in front of the lead actor's face? That scene as a whole was a hoot (an example that "The Times They Were a Changin'" in the 1960's). You should of felt my blood pressure drop when Kipps almost married Helen (Penelope Horner) and then feel it go back up again when Kipps breaks the engagment (when that happened I yelled out 'Good! What a bitch!') and goes back to Anne and marries her. A rarity: The lead character gets the girl. Above all, it is a decent movie. It's too bad this movie is not a special edition.


    3 out of 5 stars 'ARF' A MOVIE IS BETTER THAN NONE   August 10, 2005
    Robert F. Powers (Quincy, Ma USA)
    2 out of 6 found this review helpful

    If only musical and production numbers could save a musical, "Half A Sixpence" is a good example that they can't. The movie is graced with a batch of nice, tuneful but not great songs, energetic choreography and with pastel colors and pastoral scenery the movie looks good. But oh the screenplay-adapted from the London and Broadway stage show is a real snoozer. Boring is the kindest word I can think to describe it.

    But the title song, "All In The Cause Of Economy" "Money To Burn" "If The Rains Got To Fall" and "Flash, Bang, Wallop" are the highlights of the score and are lavishly mounted and the remaining eight numbers range from good to fair. The music only fills 60 minutes of the movies 145 minute running time-so when I play my DVD I skip to the musical numbers and avoid the mind-numbing screenplay.

    Tommy Steele the star is both an asset and a liability to the movie. He is an all-around accomplished performer-he can sing, he can dance and he can act-he can even play a mean banjo but on screen he over-emphasises his virtues and comes across as manic at times.

    So as long as the movie is singing and dancing everything is fine but unfortunatly that dreary screenplay is wrapped around them.








    3 out of 5 stars Is Better Than None by Dan the Bookman!   December 29, 2004
    2 out of 6 found this review helpful

    I saw "Half A Sixpence" about a week ago and I thought it was semi-enjoyable. The story is about an orphan named Arthur Kipps who has grown up working and living in a department store in England. He gets his big break when he finally meets his now grown-up childhood sweetheart Anne after what seems like forever, and discovers that he has inherited the mansion and fortune of his unknown grandfather. After returning from a long trip, much to the shock and anger of Anne, Arthur is engaged to a rich girl named Helen. But Helen is not as kind as she seems and her brother, Hubert may want more than a brother-in-law in Arthur Kipps.
    The songs are bleak and repetitive, focused more on the dancing, except for the beautiful and charming title song, "Half A Sixpence!" and the catchy "If The Rain's Gotta Fall".
    Arthur Kipps's character is somewhat dislikable, because of his extreme worship of money and his cruel, harsh behavior towards Anne.
    All in all, "Half A Sixpence" may bring delight into your home and heart (all 3 hours of it) or may not.



    3 out of 5 stars Half a Sixpence, is better than half a farthing...   September 17, 2004
    5 out of 5 found this review helpful

    Tommy Steele was at this point in time making it in the film world. He had just gotten a lead role in Disney's THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE, and was soon to be cast as Og in Coppola's FINIAN'S RAINBOW. In between them he made this medium scale musical based on H.G. Wells's KIPPS. The film itself is a mixed bag; the lyrics are often uninspired, and the plotting feels like imitation Dickens. Also, the construction of the film is lopsided: the roadshow version is 2:26:55, and the intermission appears at 1:39:19. By the time Act 2 begins, there are only 46:09 to go. But the film has its rewards; particularly the touching muscial number "Half a Sixpence" between Steele and Julia Foster. It stands as one of the more touching moments in cinema.

    James Teller


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