The Flower and the Straw
The Flower and the Straw
1955, English. Directed by Nigel McIsaac.
Based on Dickens' "Sketches by Boz" and George Cruikshank's etchings which illustrate the book. Verses of the "Broken-hearted Milkman" sung by James Watson, Ronald Johnson and Owen Swindale. The song "When the Moonlit Wave" by Christina Stephenson and Elizabeth Johnson. Raymond Townsend and Sylvia Budd speak the various Cockney characters.
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- 0h 9m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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The Flower and the Straw runs 9 minutes (0h 9m).
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The Flower and the Straw isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 September 1955. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Flower and the Straw?
If you liked The Flower and the Straw, try Fiddler on the Roof, Paterson, Shadowlands.
Who directed The Flower and the Straw?
The Flower and the Straw (1955) was directed by Nigel McIsaac and stars Joseph Macleod.