The Mudlark (1950)
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Directors
Jean Negulesco
Cast
Irene Dunne, Alec Guinness, Andrew Ray, Beatrice Campbell
The story
A young street urchin named Wheeler, half-starved, homeless and an orphan, finds a cameo containing the likeness of Queen Victoria. Not recognising the queen, he is told that she is the "mother of all England". Taking the remark literally, he journeys to Windsor Castle to see her.
Genres
Drama, comedy drama, drama film
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