Half a Sixpence

     

Half a Sixpence1967

Director: George Sidney
Stars: Tommy Steele, Julia Foster, Cyril Ritchard
Genre: Musical
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 146 minutes

When orphaned shop clerk Arthur Kipps inherits a fortune, his future seems assured--but money doesn't buy happiness, as the gawky lad learns when he mixes with the swells. The splashy musical Half a Sixpence was adapted from H.G. Wells's novel, Kipp… more »


Arthur Kipps:
Stay away from me. You've got me in enough trouble as it is!

Harry Chitterlow:
Time and tide wait for no man, lend me your ears! I've just come from your solicitor.

Arthur Kipps:
And?

Harry Chitterlow:
And your late grandfather...

Arthur Kipps:
I didn't know I had one!

Harry Chitterlow:
You had a mother?

Arthur Kipps:
Margaret Euphenia!

Harry Chitterlow:
Well, she had a father, your grandfather, and on his deathbed, he decided to recognise his illegimate grandson.

Arthur Kipps:
Me?

Harry Chitterlow:
You!

Arthur Kipps:
How much?

Harry Chitterlow:
A fortune, my boy!

Arthur Kipps:
No!

Harry Chitterlow:
£1250

Arthur Kipps:
What?

Harry Chitterlow:
A year - and your grandfather's house!

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