The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp
Encyclopedia
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp is a 1956
British black and white part-fantasy
comedy film
directed by Alan Bromly and starring Felix Aylmer
as a second hand store owner, and Diane Cilento
as the Angel.
The film was based on a novel by Charles Terrot
and is a remake of a television play written by him and broadcast in 1951.
on a goodwill mission to soften the heart of pawnbroker Joshua Webman.
To raise money for her mission she pawns her harp at a second hand store.
Bringing out the best in the people she meets, she shows them the path down where their happiness lies.
1956 in film
The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
British black and white part-fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Alan Bromly and starring Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Sir Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, OBE was an English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television.-Early life and career:...
as a second hand store owner, and Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento was an Australian theatre and film actress and author.-Biography:Cilento's parents, Sir Raphael Cilento and Lady Phyllis Cilento, were both distinguished medical practitioners....
as the Angel.
The film was based on a novel by Charles Terrot
Charles Terrot
Charles Hughes Terrot FRSE was a Scottish Episcopalian minister, theologian and mathematician. He served as Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1857 to 1862....
and is a remake of a television play written by him and broadcast in 1951.
Plot
A beautiful blonde angel arrives in IslingtonIslington
Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...
on a goodwill mission to soften the heart of pawnbroker Joshua Webman.
To raise money for her mission she pawns her harp at a second hand store.
Bringing out the best in the people she meets, she shows them the path down where their happiness lies.
Cast
- Felix AylmerFelix AylmerSir Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, OBE was an English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television.-Early life and career:...
as pawnbrokerPawnbrokerA pawnbroker is an individual or business that offers secured loans to people, with items of personal property used as collateral...
Joshua Webman - Diane CilentoDiane CilentoDiane Cilento was an Australian theatre and film actress and author.-Biography:Cilento's parents, Sir Raphael Cilento and Lady Phyllis Cilento, were both distinguished medical practitioners....
as the Angel - Jerry DesmondeJerry DesmondeJerry Desmonde was an English stage musical, film, and television actor principally in comedies and drama. He is probably best known as a straight man to Norman Wisdom.Jerry is sometimes credited as Jerry Desmond....
as Parker - Robert EddisonRobert EddisonRobert Eddison was a British actor, who is probably most widely remembered in the role of the Grail Knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade...
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- Alfie BassAlfie BassAlfred Bass was an English actor. He was born in Bethnal Green, London, the youngest in a Jewish family with ten children; their parents had fled persecution in Russia...
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as Dog Owner