Joey Boy
4.9
“On active Self-Service!”
While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline. But the dolce vita crumbles when police arrive in a lightning raid, and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside. Thus the lads find themselves heading off to Italy, determined to make the best of it...
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Cast
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Harry H. Corbett
Joey Boy Thompson
Known for
Jabberwocky
Carry On Screaming!
Stanley Baxter
Benny 'The Kid' Lindowski
Known for
The Thief and the Cobbler
Eddie Chapman
Frank Launder
Leslie Gilliat
Bill Fraser
Sergeant Major Dobbs
Known for
The Barefoot Contessa
The Americanization of Emily
Sidney Gilliat
Reg Varney
Rabbit Malone
Known for
Holiday on the Buses
Mike Watts
Lance Percival
Clarence Doubleday
Known for
Yellow Submarine
Too Late the Hero
John Harvey
Signals officer
Known for
X: The Unknown
Sacco & Vanzetti
Wanda Ventham
Italian Girl
Known for
Sherlock
Departure
Frank Launder Director · Mike Watts Screenplay
First release January 1, 1965 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1965
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
December 29, 1966
South Africa
May 6, 1966 · Johannesburg
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