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Best British Costume Colour | 1968
After the critical and commercial failure of the film, director George Sidney retired from directing at the age of only 51.
Paramount originally planned for Bob Hope, Dick Van Dyke and Ann-Margret to star in the film.
Roy Skelton, an actor known primarily for voiceover work, claimed to have re-voiced around a third of the characters in this film before its release, including a sequence of Tommy Steele singing.
Julia Foster's vocal double was Marti Webb, the actress who played Ann in the London version, and who appears on the London cast album.
The original Broadway production of Half a Sixpence opened at the Broadhurst Theater in New York on April 25, 1965, ran for 511 performances and was nominated for the 1965 Tony Award for the Best Musical. Tommy Steele was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor and recreated his stage role in this film adaptation. Grover Dale also recreated his stage role in the film.
"Harry Chitterlow: Don't forget old Harry. For £100, I'll let you have a quarter share of my new play. Arthur Kipps: A quarter share? I'll take half! Harry Chitterlow: Spoken like a gent!"
"[Kipps's friends point out that they can't drink champagne in the shop] Kipps: Oh, Hang the shop! The others: Hang the shop? Kipps: Hang the shop, and hang old Shalford! Mr. Shalford: [appearing behind Kipps] Kipps! That's it! Once more I said and that's it. Well, that is it. You're done for, Kipps. Finished! Sacked! Kipps: [turning to face Shalford] Watch it, Shalford! Mr. Shalford: What? Kipps: I said, you just watch it. You can't sack me. Do you know why? I've just resigned. Right here and now, this minute, resigned. So you act civil, an... and you act respectable, or you'll find that you're the one with the sack!"
