CinemaOSMovie · 1958 · 1h 35m

The Horse's Mouth

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

67%(51)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byRonald Neame

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
EN
Released
November 11, 1958
Studios
Knightsbridge Films

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The Horse's Mouth (1958) - original trailer

The Horse's Mouth (1958) - original trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Gulley Jimson

Kay Walsh

Kay Walsh

Dee Coker

Renée Houston

Renée Houston

Sara Monday

Mike Morgan

Nosey

Robert Coote

Robert Coote

Sir William Beeder

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Abel

Veronica Turleigh

Lday Beeder

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Capt. Jones

Arthur Macrae

Arthur Macrae

A.W. Alabaster

Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

Hickson

Creative team
Directed by
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
Written by
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Produced by
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
John Bryan
John Bryan

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