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Kipps (US title The Remarkable Mr. Kipps) is a 1941 British comedy-drama film adaptation of H. G. Wells's 1905 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Carol Reed [1] and stars Michael Redgrave as a draper's assistant who inherits a large fortune. [2]
The Remarkable Mr. Kipps: Directed by Carol Reed. With Philip Frost, Michael Redgrave, Diana Wynyard, Diana Calderwood. Kipps, the draper's apprentice, falls in love with a girl above his station. After he unexpectedly inherits a fortune, he thinks his dream has come true.
- (520)
- Comedy, Drama
- Carol Reed
- 1942-02-23
Sep 10, 2017 · Perfect casting, script & acting make "Kipps", based on the novel by H.G.Wells, a wonderful and hugely entertaining film. Michael Redgrave, as the lead character (who finds that money cannot buy...
- 116 min
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Six years later, the adult Kipps works as a salesman in the store and makes the best of his dull existence. One night, Kipps is out with some of the other clerks when a rainstorm forces them indoors and they attend a lecture on self-improvement given by Chester Coote.
- Carol Reed
- Philip Frost
Feb 11, 2019 · Twentieth Century Productions UK. “Decent” “Rags to riches with Redgrave” “A disappointment” (IMDB reviews quotes). H G Wells’ seriocomic tale of romance and class division in Edwardian England. Michael Redgrave has the title role at the head of a competent cast.
Michael Redgrave is "Mr. Kipps", a lowly draper's assistant who struggles to better himself until, that is, he inherits a house and £25,000 from his grandfather, of whom he has never heard and everything now seems possible.
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Kipps (1941) is a adorable movie. Sure it could have been trimmed down a lot, or made more out of a few of the scenes, but it was the gentle story with gentle execution which made it was it is. Michael Redgrave really took the role to heart.
