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The Funniest Show on Earth! - The Smallest Show on Earth
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Title: The Smallest Show on Earth

Release Date: 9 Apr 1957

Runtime: 1h 23m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Hallmark Productions

Production Companies: Hallmark Productions

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.6 (30 votes)

Cast

  • Jean Spenser: Virginia McKenna
  • Matt Spenser: Bill Travers
  • Mrs. Fazackalee: Margaret Rutherford
  • Percy Quill: Peter Sellers
  • Old Tom: Bernard Miles
  • Albert Hardcastle: Francis de Wolff
  • Robin Carter: Leslie Phillips
  • Marlene Hogg: June Cunningham
  • Mr. Hogg: Sid James
  • Commissionaire: George Cross
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