The Old Curiosity Shop 1935

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The Old Curiosity Shop ★★½ 1935

Webster and Benson are an old gambler and his daughter in this well-made film adaptation of the Dickens tale. Their miserly landlord tries to ruin their lives by evicting them and forcing them into a life of poverty. Remade as “Mr. Quilp” in 1957. 90m/B VHS . Ben Webster, Elaine Benson, Hay Petrie, Beatrix Thompson, Gibb McLaughlin, Reginald Purdell; D: Thomas Bentley.

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