Half a Sixpence (film) Half a Sixpence (film) Half a Sixpence is a 1967 British musical film directed by George Sidney and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. The screenplay by Beverley Cross is adapted from his book for the stage musical of the same name, which was based on "Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul", a 1905 novel by H. G. Wells. The music and lyrics are by David Heneker. Set in Kent during the Edwardian era, the plot centres on Arthur Kipps, a draper's assistant who falls in love with a chambermaid named Ann. In quick succession, he comes into a fortune, nearly
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion is a 1982 television film about Denmark Vesey, a literate skilled carpenter and former slave who planned a slave rebellion in 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina. "Denmark Vesey's Rebellion" was produced by WPBT and PBS, and Yaphet Kotto played Vesey. Denmark Vesey is a former slave in Charleston, South Carolina who has been free for 20 years after buying his freedom. He is literate and a skilled carpenter, one of the founders of an AME church in the city. In 1822 he decides to organize a slave rebellion.