Mr. Quilp. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1840 book, The Old Curiosity Shop
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The Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens, 1840
movie vs book
Michael Tuchner, 1975

Musical version of Charles Dickens tale The old curiosity shop. A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.