{"id":80953,"date":"2022-02-06T23:10:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T06:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80953"},"modified":"2022-02-07T09:50:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:50:26","slug":"kid-for-two-farthings-a-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80953","title":{"rendered":"Kid for Two Farthings, A (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a unicorn!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Poster-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-80956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Poster-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Poster-678x1024.png 678w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Poster-179x270.png 179w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Poster.png 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA young boy (Johnathan Ashmore) whose mother (Celia Johnson) works for a London tailor (David Kossoff) longs to find a unicorn that will grant his wishes &#8212; including his long-gone dad returning home from Africa; acquiring a new pressing machine for Kossoff; and helping a body-building sewist (Joe Robinson) in Kosoff&#8217;s shop earn enough money to marry his sexy sweetheart (Diana Dors). When Ashmore encounters a baby goat (a kid) with just one horn, he believes he&#8217;s found his unicorn, and gets right to work requesting wishes; meanwhile, Robinson reluctantly agrees to engage in paid matches with a bullying wrestler (Primo Carnera), who has his own eye on Dors.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carol Reed Films<\/li>\n<li>Pets<\/li>\n<li>Wrestling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nCarol Reed directed this quaint tale of a young boy whose belief in magic drives all the subplots in the film&#8217;s bustling narrative, which takes place within a colorful cityscape of eclectic characters: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Magazine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Magazine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Magazine.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Magazine-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Magazine-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Magazine-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ashmore is charming as sweet Joe: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ashmore.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ashmore.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ashmore.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ashmore-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ashmore-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ashmore-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though we don&#8217;t actually get to know him too well, given that his own needs and wishes are overshadowed by the dominant subplot between Robinson (who aspires obsessively towards body-building fame): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sewing-Machine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sewing-Machine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sewing-Machine.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sewing-Machine-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sewing-Machine-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sewing-Machine-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Dors, who oh-so-desperately wants to get a ring put on it: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ring.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ring.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ring.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ring-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ring-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Ring-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These two are indeed gorgeous specimens, but unfortunately not all that bright or interesting. Meanwhile, Carnera&#8217;s oafish &#8220;Python&#8221; is a hiss-worthy but purely one-dimensional villain (below he&#8217;s trying to strangle Joe&#8217;s &#8220;unicorn&#8221;): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Carnera.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Carnera.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Carnera.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Carnera-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Carnera-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Carnera-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The most magical scenes are those simply showing the hustle and bustle of Joe&#8217;s child&#8217;s-eye view of the world: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Joe-Unicorn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Joe-Unicorn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Joe-Unicorn.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Joe-Unicorn-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Joe-Unicorn-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Joe-Unicorn-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; as his harried mother (Johnson) struggles to keep up with solo parenting and work: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Johnson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Johnson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Johnson.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Johnson-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Johnson-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Johnson-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Kossoff tries to bargain his way into purchasing his competitor&#8217;s old pressing machine: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Kossoff.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Kossoff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Kossoff.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Kossoff-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Kossoff-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Kossoff-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wrestling scenes are pure filler &#8212; though I suppose they fit with the film&#8217;s overall theme of showing everyday, working-class life and entertainment.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Wrestling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Wrestling.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Wrestling.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Wrestling-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Wrestling-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Wrestling-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fans of Carol Reed will want to check this one out simply to see the variety and creativity of his output, but it&#8217;s not must-see viewing for all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edward Scaife&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Couple2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Couple2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Couple2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Couple2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Couple2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Couple2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Lots-of-Fun.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Lots-of-Fun.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Lots-of-Fun.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Lots-of-Fun-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Lots-of-Fun-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Lots-of-Fun-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sleeping.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sleeping.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sleeping.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sleeping-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sleeping-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kid-for-Two-Farthings-Sleeping-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0048250\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1956\/04\/18\/archives\/screen-whimsical-tale-kid-for-two-farthings-arrives-at-plaza.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s992kid.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=11780&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/a-kid-for-two-farthings\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a unicorn!&#8221; Synopsis: A young boy (Johnathan Ashmore) whose mother (Celia Johnson) works for a London tailor (David Kossoff) longs to find a unicorn that will grant his wishes &#8212; including his long-gone dad returning home from Africa; acquiring a new pressing machine for Kossoff; and helping a body-building sewist (Joe Robinson) in Kosoff&#8217;s shop earn enough money to marry his sexy sweetheart (Diana Dors). When Ashmore encounters a baby goat (a kid) with just one horn, he believes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80953\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80953"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81026,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80953\/revisions\/81026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}