The Card The Card

He's the cheekiest man in town!

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...

Alec Guinness Glynis Johns Valerie Hobson Petula Clark Edward Chapman Veronica Turleigh George Devine Joan Hickson Frank Pettingell Gibb McLaughlin Joey the Mule

A Ronald Neame Production

comedy drama foreign

85 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Kevin

    Review by Kevin ★★★★

    The 7th film in a short Alec Guinness season

    Alec Guinness plays Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin, an ambitious and likeable young man eager to make his mark in the 'world of men'.

    The son of a washerwoman 'Denry' has an extra-ordinary eye for an opportunity. It's a gift that will lift him out of his humble beginnings and catapault him into another world where he is dancing with Duchesses and running for Town Mayor.

    Set in t'Potteries, Staffordshire, The Card is now one of my favourite Alec Guinness films. Its a charming and beautifully acted comedy with a supporting cast that includes the lovely Valerie Hobson as the Countess of Chell and the wonderful Glynis Johns.

    Johns plays the part of Ruth Earp, a shameless, extravagant, high maintenance gold-digger to absolute perfection. It's a performance that is worth the admission fee alone.

    Available on You Tube, albeit in 9 parts.

  • anne_f_

    Review by anne_f_ ★★★½

    "Denry (Alec Guinness) is a washerwoman's son, who has ideas above his station, and is prepared to make them come to fruition by almost any means. Guinness' acting is a delight in this film. "