The Beggar's Opera - Production & Contact Info

The Beggar's Opera (1953)
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94 min | Crime, History, Musical

The Beggar's Opera (1953)

Approved

94 min | Crime, History, Musical

When the composer of an opera about a swashbuckling, wenching highwayman meets his hero's real-life counterpart, he's disappointed with his lack of dash.

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45 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurence Olivier Captain MacHeath Captain MacHeath See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Hugh Griffith The Beggar The Beggar See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
George Rose 1st Turnkey 1st Turnkey See fewer	A New Leaf (1971)
Stuart Burge 1st Prisoner 1st Prisoner See fewer	Drama 61-67 (1961)
Cyril Conway 2nd Prisoner 2nd Prisoner See fewer	Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Gerald Lawson 3rd Prisoner 3rd Prisoner See fewer	The Mummy (1959)
Eileen Harvey Young Female Traveller Young Female Traveller See fewer	The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Dorothy Tutin Polly Peachum Polly Peachum See fewer	The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
George Devine Peachum Peachum See fewer	Tom Jones (1963)
Mary Clare Mrs. Peachum Mrs. Peachum See fewer	Oliver Twist (1948)
Edward Pryor Filch Filch See fewer	The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Athene Seyler Mrs. Trapes Mrs. Trapes See fewer	Drake the Pirate (1935)
Stanley Holloway Mr. Lockit Mr. Lockit See fewer	My Fair Lady (1964)
Daphne Anderson Lucy Lockit Lucy Lockit See fewer	Gideon C.I.D. (1964)
Eric Pohlmann Inn Keeper Inn Keeper See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Yvonne Furneaux Jenny Diver Jenny Diver See fewer	Repulsion (1965)
Kenneth Williams Jack the Pot Boy Jack the Pot Boy See fewer	Carry on Cleo (1964)
Sandra Dorne Sukey Tawdrey Sukey Tawdrey See fewer	Holiday Week (1952)
Laurence Naismith Matt of the Mint Matt of the Mint See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Max Brent A Drunkard A Drunkard See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Mercy Haystead Dolly Trull Dolly Trull See fewer	Dentist on the Job (1961)
Patricia Raine Mrs. Slammekin Mrs. Slammekin See fewer	It Happened in Soho (1948)
Jocelyn James Molly Brazen Molly Brazen See fewer	Played Upon a Stage (1959)
Isabel George Mrs. Vixen Mrs. Vixen See fewer	Girdle of Gold (1952)
Helen Christie Betty Doxey Betty Doxey See fewer	Melissa (1964)
John Kidd 2nd Turnkey 2nd Turnkey See fewer	The Other Man (1956)
Herbert C. Walton 3rd Turnkey (as H.C. Walton) 3rd Turnkey (as H.C. Walton) See fewer	Take My Life (1947)
Eugene Leahy 4th Turnkey 4th Turnkey See fewer	Balaclava (1928)
Edgar Norfolk 5th Turnkey 5th Turnkey See fewer	Mine Own Executioner (1947)
Oliver Hunter 1st Chairman 1st Chairman See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
John Baker 2nd Chairman 2nd Chairman See fewer	Uncle Silas (1989)
Madge Brindley Gin Seller Gin Seller See fewer	Hobson's Choice (1954)
Felix Felton Governor Governor See fewer	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Denis Cannan John, the Footman John, the Footman See fewer	Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Margot Grahame The Actress The Actress See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1935)
Tamba Allen Negro Page (as Tamba Allenby) Negro Page (as Tamba Allenby) See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Terence Greenidge Chaplain Chaplain See fewer	Julius Caesar (1963)
Billy Wells Hangman Hangman See fewer	The Great Game (I) (1918)
Adele Leigh Singing voice Singing voice See fewer	Davy (1957)
Edith Coats Singing voice / Mrs. Coaxer (as Edith Coates) Singing voice / Mrs. Coaxer (as Edith Coates) See fewer	The Beggar's Opera (1963)
Jennifer Vyvyan Singing voice Singing voice See fewer	Talk to Her (2002)
Joan Cross Singing voice Singing voice See fewer	The Case of 'the Smiling Widow' (1957)
John Cameron Singing voice Singing voice See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Bruce Boyce Singing voice Singing voice See fewer	Don Giovanni (1947)
Alanna Boyce Urchin Urchin See fewer	Space School (1956)