David Heneker’s musical, Half a Sixpence, was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele and was later turned into a film. It was based on H.G. Wells’ novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul. Contents: Economy; Half A Sixpence; Money To Burn; I Don’t Believe A Word Of It; A Proper Gentleman; She’s Too Far Above Me; If The Rain’s Got To Fall; The Old Military Canal; The One Who’s Run Away; Long Ago; Flash, Bang, Wallop!; I Know What I Am; The Party’s On The House; Half A Sixpence (reprise); Chittlelow’s Return; Finale.