The Beggar's Opera

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Laurence OlivierMacHeathHugh GriffithThe BeggarGeorge Rose1st TurnkeyStuart Burge1st Prisoner

Cyril Conway

Cyril Conway2nd Prisoner

Gerald Lawson

Gerald Lawson3rd PrisonerDorothy TutinPolly PeachumGeorge DevinePeachum

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