Pomi d'ottone e manici di scopa

La storia

Durante l'ultima guerra, la signorina Eglantine Price deve accogliere in casa due ragazzi e una bambina, Charlie, Paul e Carrie, sfuggiti ai bombardamenti di Londra. I giovani sfollati non tardano a scoprire che la loro ospite è una apprendista strega, che segue un corso per corrispondenza ed Eglantine li mette al corrente dei suoi progressi. Improvvisamente il corso per corrispondenza viene interrotto e i quattro si precipitano a Londra, a bordo di un letto magico, per scoprire il perchè: trovano il signor Emelius Brown, il docente, che ha perduto una parte del libro da cui traeva le sue lezioni, e tutti insieme si danno da fare per cercarlo. Dopo varie peripezie vengono a conoscenza delle nozioni che loro mancavano. In tal modo Eglantine, allorchè i tedeschi tentano uno sbarco nei pressi di Pepperinge, può mobilitare magicamente tutte le antiche armature di un castello delle vicinanze e ricacciarli in mare. Dopo di che la donna rinuncia alla magia per vivere nella realtà.

Cast

A Angela LansburyMiss Price D David TomlinsonEmelius R Roddy McDowallMr. Jelk S Sam JaffeBookman J John EricsonCol. Heller B Bruce ForsythSwinburne C Cindy O'CallaghanCarrie R Roy SnartPaul I Ian WeighillCharlie T Tessie O'SheaMrs. Hobday A Arthur Gould-PorterCapt. Greer B Ben WrigleyPortobello Rd. Workman

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R Reginald OwenGen. Teagler C Cyril DelevantiElderly Farmer R Rick TraegerGerman Sergeant M Manfred LatingGerman Sergeant J John OrchardPlaster Vendor B Bob HoltCodfish (voice) L Lennie WeinribSecretary Bird / Lion (voice) D Dal McKennonBear (voice) L Leon AltonSoldier at Portobello Road (uncredited) C Conrad BachmannGerman Soldier (uncredited) F Frank BakerPortobello Road Passerby (uncredited) D Don BarclayPortobello Road Passerby (uncredited) J Jack BerlePortobello Road Passerby (uncredited) J Jane BettsSpectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited) E Eric BrothersonMan (uncredited) P Patrick Sullivan BurkeSoldier (uncredited) C Charles CirilloPortobello Road Passerby (uncredited) P Patrick Dennis-LeighOld Home Guardsman (uncredited) A Anthony EustrelVendor (uncredited) M Morgan FarleyOld Piano Player (uncredited) B Bobby GilbertNewspaper Vendor (uncredited) I Ina GouldShopkeeper (uncredited) E Ed HaskettPortobello Road Passerby (uncredited) D Delos JewkesOld Home Guardsman (uncredited) S Sid KaneBook Vendor (uncredited) E Ed KerriganDancer (uncredited) M Milt LarsenSpectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited) E Edith LeslieSpectator at Emelius' Failed Magic Performance (uncredited) Y Ysabel MacCloskeyMrs. Mason (uncredited) A Arthur MaletMr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited) G George MannOld Home Guardsman (uncredited) C Chris MarksMan (uncredited) J James McInnesHome Guard Sergeant (uncredited) B Barbara MorrisonVendor with Hat and Boa (uncredited) W William H. O'BrienPortobello Road Passerby (uncredited) R Richard PeelVendor (uncredited) M Maria PogeeDancer (uncredited) J Jack RaineOld Home Guardsman (uncredited) M Maxine SemonPortobello Dancer (uncredited) R Roy SmithDancer (uncredited) A Arthur SpaceOld Home Guardsman (uncredited) J Jerry TrentDancer (uncredited) H Hank WordenOld Home Guardsman (uncredited)