London Belongs to Me (also known as Dulcimer Street) is a 1948 British film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Richard Attenborough and Alastair Sim. It was based on the novel of the same name by Norman Collins. The same story was made into a seven-part series by Thames Television in 1977.
The story concerns the tenants of a large terraced house in pre-WWII London. Among them are the Jossers (mother and father Fay Compton and Wylie Watson, a...
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London Belongs to Me (also known as Dulcimer Street) is a 1948 British film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Richard Attenborough and Alastair Sim. It was based on the novel of the same name by Norman Collins. The same story was made into a seven-part series by Thames Television in 1977.
The story concerns the tenants of a large terraced house in pre-WWII London. Among them are the Jossers (mother and father Fay Compton and Wylie Watson, and teenage daughter Susan Shaw), landlady Mrs. Vizzard (Joyce Carey), the eccentric spiritualist medium Mr. Squales (Sim), the colourful Connie Coke (Ivy St. Helier), and the young Percy Boone (Attenborough) and his mother (Gladys Henson).
The misguided Percy is in love with the Jossers' daughter, and turns to crime to raise money to impress her. Unfortunately, he bungles a car theft and finds himself accused of murder. The ageing Mr. Josser (Wylie Watson) digs into his retirement fund to hire the boy a lawyer.
Mr. Squales testifies against...
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