Make Me an Offer (1954)
88 min | Comedy | December 1954 (UK)
Charlie as a boy on a trip to the local museum, falls in love with a green portland vase, and decides that this is his quest in life to find it. So as a grown up he is still searching, does he achieve his goal though?
Director: Cyril Frankel
Writers: W.P. Lipscomb (screenplay), Wolf Mankowitz (additional dialogue)
Stars: Peter Finch, Adrienne Corri, Rosalie Crutchley
88 min | Comedy | December 1954 (UK)
Charlie as a boy on a trip to the local museum, falls in love with a green portland vase, and decides that this is his quest in life to find it. So as a grown up he is still searching, does he achieve his goal though?
Director: Cyril Frankel
Writers: W.P. Lipscomb (screenplay), Wolf Mankowitz (additional dialogue)
Stars: Peter Finch, Adrienne Corri, Rosalie Crutchley
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01:20You little fathead, see what you're letting yourself in for?
01:23Wasn't that piece any good at all?
01:25Oh, it's not bad, but it's not what I'm looking for.
01:28You haven't any others by any chance?
01:31There was something else.
01:33Then I see it.
01:35It broke. I hid it because he gets so cross.
01:37He's past 90 and he can't speak, but he curses you with his eyes.
01:40Dreadful.
01:42Perhaps I could find it.
01:49Who is the old boy in there?
01:51Sir John Nightingale. He's my great great...
01:53I forget how many greats.
01:55He owned the whole estate once.
01:57He was very wicked.
01:58In his young days?
01:59All his days.
02:01My mother says he's never done a good deed in his life.
02:03At least not yet.
02:05At 90, he's cutting it a bit fine, isn't he?
02:08Tell me, was he a collector?
02:10I mean, did he collect special things like English pottery or...
02:14Oh, yes, but all his collection was sold to pay debts years ago.
02:17Even when they break up the mansion, he won't get a penny.
02:19Yes, but maybe there's some of his collection around still.
02:22Oh, no, they took everything.
02:23All the families simply hate him.
02:25They allow him to use this cottage
02:26and some poor relation has to come and look after him from time to time.
02:29I'm the poor relation.
02:31That's why I want it for two pounds.
02:33A girl needs things.
02:35A girl sometimes gets things.
02:38Have you forgotten what you're looking for?
02:41Yes, what was it?
02:43Oh, the china ornament.
02:45I know I put it where I should remember where it was.
02:48It's not here.
02:51No.