The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth (1958)

Smart Alec ... Sheer madness and all Guinness! The man's a genius ...

Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.

Date of release
1958-11-11
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (51)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Ronald Neame

Casting

  • Alec Guinness — Gulley Jimson
  • Kay Walsh — Dee Coker
  • Renée Houston — Sara Monday
  • Mike Morgan — Nosey
  • Robert Coote — Sir William Beeder
  • Michael Gough — Abel
  • Veronica Turleigh — Lday Beeder
  • Reginald Beckwith — Capt. Jones
  • Arthur Macrae — A.W. Alabaster
  • Ernest Thesiger — Hickson
  • Gillian Vaughan — Lollie
  • Joan Hickson — Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)

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