---
title: 'The Card (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ronald Neame'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-card-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045056/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Card (1952)

1952 · 85 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Card is a 1952 British comedy film version of the 1911 novel by Arnold Bennett. In America, the film was titled The Promoter. It was adapted by Eric Ambler and directed by Ronald Neame. It stars Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, and Petula Clark. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ronald Neame](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-neame)
- **Screenplay:** [Eric Ambler](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-ambler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Producer:** [Earl St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-st-john), [John Bryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bryan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Clive Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-donner)

## Cast

- [Alec Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-guinness)
- [Joan Hickson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-hickson)
- [Valerie Hobson](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-hobson)
- [Edward Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-chapman)
- [Frank Pettingell](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-pettingell)
- [Glynis Johns](https://cinepixo.com/people/glynis-johns)
- [Petula Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/petula-clark)

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