17 Apr 1924
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The Smallest Show on Earth
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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 Jean Spenser
Bill Travers Matt Spenser
Margaret Rutherford Mrs. Fazackalee
Peter Sellers Percy Quill
Bernard Miles Old Tom
Francis de Wolff Albert Hardcastle
Leslie Phillips Robin Carter
June Cunningham Marlene Hogg
Sid James Mr. Hogg
George Cross Commissionaire
George Cormack Bell
Stringer Davis Emmett
Michael Corcoran Taxi Driver
Liz Fraser Girl in Cinema (uncredited)
Peter Copley Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Mario Fabrizi Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Frazer Hines Cast Member uncredited)
Billy Lawrence Cast Member (uncredited)
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