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15/08/1955 Drama, Comedy 1h 36m
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Overview

Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.

  1. Carol Reed

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Celia Johnson

    Joanna

  2. Diana Dors

    Sonia

  3. David Kossoff

    Avrom Kandinsky

  4. Joe Robinson

    Sam Heppner

  5. Jonathan Ashmore

    Joe

  6. Brenda De Banzie

    Lady Ruby

  7. Primo Carnera

    Python Macklin

  8. Lou Jacobi

    Blackie Isaacs

  9. Sidney James

    Ice Berg

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-04-16
Jonathan Ashmore does quite a sterling job here tugging at the heart-strings with this upbeat, feel-good drama about the young “Joe” who just wants to be kind. He’s a young lad growing up in a sort of Portobello Road environment in a post war London that is still recovering. He lives with his mum (Celia Johnson) in small flat above a tailor’s shop run by “Kandinsky” (David Kossoff) who fills his head with imaginative stories and fantasies. It’s this that leads the lad to an idea. He uses every farthing to his name so he can buy a young kid that has yet to develop it’s horns pro...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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