The Best House in London
From top to bottom ... it's the best place in town!
1969 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Philip Saville |
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| Writer: | Denis Norden |
| Staring: |
| In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 1969 |
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| Director: | Philip Saville |
| Writer: | Denis Norden |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | london, england, brothel, opium, victorian england, airship, inheritance, street prostitution |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Bridge Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Hemmings | Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne |
| Joanna Pettet | Josephine Pacefoot |
| George Sanders | Sir Francis Leybourne |
| Dany Robin | Babette |
| Warren Mitchell | Count Pandolfo |
| John Bird | Home Secretary |
| William Rushton | Sylvester Wall |
| Bill Fraser | Inspector MacPherson |
| Avril Angers | Flora's Mother |
| Maurice Denham | Editor, The Times |
| Martita Hunt | Headmistress |
| Betty Marsden | Felicity |
| Hugh Burden | Lord Tennyson |
| Arnold Diamond | Charles Dickens |
| Tessie O'Shea | Music Hall Singer |
| Clement Freud | Mr. Mason |
| Carol Friday | Flora |
| Jan Holden | Lady Dilke |
| John Cleese | Jones (uncredited) |
| Veronica Carlson | Lilly (uncredited) |
| Peter Jeffrey | Sherlock Holmes (uncredited) |
| Thorley Walters | Doctor Watson (uncredited) |
| Penny Spencer | Evelyn (uncredited) |
| Queenie Watts | Old Crone (uncredited) |
| Margaret Nolan | Busty Prostitute (uncredited) |
| Milton Reid | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Ferdy Mayne | First Petitioner (uncredited) |
| Eric Barker | (uncredited) |
| Joe Lynch | Policeman (uncredited) |
| William Mervyn | Cabinet Minister (uncredited) |
| Charles Lloyd Pack | Second Petitioner (uncredited) |
| Jessie Robins | Machinist (uncredited) |
| Marianne Stone | Machinist (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Denis Norden | Writer |
| Philip Saville | Director |
| Peter Tanner | Editor |
| Mischa Spoliansky | Original Music Composer |
| Mike Fox | Camera Operator |
| Alex Thomson | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kurt Unger | Producer |
| Philip M. Breen | Producer |
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