The Card
He's the cheekiest man in town!
Genres
Overview
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1952-02-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
39
Vote Average
6.9
Alec Guinness
Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
Glynis Johns
Ruth Earp
Valerie Hobson
Countess of Chell
Petula Clark
Nellie Cotterill
Edward Chapman
Mr. Duncalf
Veronica Turleigh
Mrs. Machin
George Devine
Mr. Calvert
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Codleyn
Frank Pettingell
Police Superintendent
Gibb McLaughlin
Emery
Peter Copley
P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
Mark Daly
Lord Mayor (uncredited)
Deidre Doyle
Widow Hullins (uncredited)
Henry Edwards
Mr. Cotterill (uncredited)
Lyn Evans
Cregeen (uncredited)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Lord at the Liverpool Dock
Michael Hordern
Bank Manager
Matthew Guinness
Denry as a Boy
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