The Horse's Mouth
“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.
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Cast
41 people
Alec Guinness
Gulley Jimson
Known for
Star Wars
Lawrence of Arabia
Kay Walsh
Dee Coker
Known for
Oliver Twist
Stage Fright
Renée Houston
Sara Monday
Known for
Repulsion
Cul-de-sac
Mike Morgan
Nosey
Also in
Barnacle Bill
Robert Coote
Sir William Beeder
Known for
A Matter of Life and Death
Othello
Michael Gough
Abel
Known for
Batman Returns
Corpse Bride
Veronica Turleigh
Lday Beeder
Also in
The Card
The Saint
Reginald Beckwith
Capt. Jones
Known for
Night of the Demon
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Arthur Macrae
A.W. Alabaster
Also in
The Saint's Vacation
Dusty Ermine
Ernest Thesiger
Hickson
Known for
Bride of Frankenstein
The Old Dark House
Gillian Vaughan
Lollie
Also in
Bachelor of Hearts
And Women Shall Weep
Joan Hickson
Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
Known for
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
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Ronald Neame Director · Alec Guinness Writer Joyce Cary Author
Worldwide gross $1M · United States release November 11, 1958 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Production
Knightsbridge Films
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · November 11, 1958
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1958
Theatrical
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