The Horse's Mouth
Smart Alec ... Sheer madness and all Guinness! The man's a genius ...
1958 | 95m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Ronald Neame |
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| Writer: | Joyce Cary, Alec Guinness |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 11, 1958 |
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| Director: | Ronald Neame |
| Writer: | Joyce Cary, Alec Guinness |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Knightsbridge Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| John Adams | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Chris Adcock | Workman (uncredited) |
| Andy Alston | Workman (uncredited) |
| Timothy Bateson | Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited) |
| Jim Brady | Workman (uncredited) |
| Victor Brooks | Foreman (uncredited) |
| Peter Bull | Man in Taxi (uncredited) |
| Richard Caldicot | Roberts (uncredited) |
| Terry Cashfield | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Jack Chissick | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Mary Davies | Pretty Girl (uncredited) |
| Fred Griffiths | Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited) |
| May Hallatt | Charwoman (uncredited) |
| Rose Howlett | Cook (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Judge | Dickie (uncredited) |
| John Kidd | Pawnbroker (uncredited) |
| Rosalind Knight | Art Student (uncredited) |
| Hugh Latimer | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Richard Leech | Hodges (uncredited) |
| Garry Leeman | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| John Lynn | Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited) |
| Jackie Martin | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Sally Muggeridge | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| John Norman | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Elton Ollivierre | Black Model (uncredited) |
| Clive Revill | Art Student (uncredited) |
| Ernie Rice | Onlooker at Demolition of Wall (uncredited) |
| David Robinson | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Tony Spears | Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Stevenson | Third Assistant Director |
| Joyce Cary | Novel |
| Kenneth V. Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Arthur Ibbetson | Director of Photography |
| William C. Andrews | Art Direction |
| Julia Squire | Costume Design |
| Harold Fletcher | Makeup Artist |
| Pearl Tipaldi | Hairstylist |
| R.L.M. Davidson | Production Manager |
| Colin M. Brewer | Assistant Director |
| Ronald Neame | Director |
| Alec Guinness | Writer |
| Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| John Cox | Sound Supervisor |
| Leslie Hodgson | ADR Editor |
| Red Law | Sound Recordist |
| George Stephenson | Sound Recordist |
| John Harris | Camera Operator |
| Paul Wilson | First Assistant Camera |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ronald Neame | Producer |
| Albert Fennell | Executive Producer |
| John Bryan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Alec Guinness | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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