London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me also known as Dulcimer Street is a British film released in 1948, directed by Sidney Gilliat, and starring Richard Attenborough and Alastair Sim. It was based on the novel London Belongs to Me by Norman Collins, which was also the basis for a sevenpart series made by Thames Television and shown in 1977.

Percy is in love with the Jossers daughter and turns to crime to raise money to impress her with, but he bungles a car theft and finds himself accused of murder. Mr Josser digs into his retirement fund to hire the boy a lawyer. Mr Squales testifies against Percy, but in the process exposes to his fiance Mrs Vizzard the fakeness of his claims to be able to contact the dead and to predict the future.Percy is found guilty, but his neighbours rally to his defence. With the assistance of Mr Jossers staunchly socialist Uncle Henry Stephen Murray they gather thousands of signatures on a petition to gain him a reprieve. At the end of the film Percys supporters march through the rain to Parliament, only to discover just before their arrival that clemency has already been granted. ........

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