The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

Cast

Cedric Hardwicke

as Ralph Nickleby

Stanley Holloway

as Vincent Crummles

Derek Bond

as Nicholas Nickleby

Mary Merrall

as Mrs. Nickleby

Sally Ann Howes

as Kate Nickleby

Aubrey Woods

as Smike

Jill Balcon

as Madeline Bray

Bernard Miles

as Newman Noggs

Alfred Drayton

as Wackford Squeers

Vera Pearce

as Mrs. Crummles

Reviews

CinemaSerf

It's not so often that Sir Cedric Hardwicke takes centre stage in a film, but he does it quite menacingly in this adaptation of Charles Dickens's story of greed and belonging. We first meet his "Ralph" when his recently widowed sister-in-law (Mary Merrill) arrives on his doorstep with her children "...

CinemaSerf

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