The Horse's Mouth (1958)
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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Alec Guinness
as Gulley Jimson
as Gulley Jimson
Kay Walsh
as Dee Coker
as Dee Coker
Renée Houston
as Sara Monday
as Sara Monday
Mike Morgan
as Nosey
as Nosey
Robert Coote
as Sir William Beeder
as Sir William Beeder
Michael Gough
as Abel
as Abel
Veronica Turleigh
as Lday Beeder
as Lday Beeder
Reginald Beckwith
as Capt. Jones
as Capt. Jones
Arthur Macrae
as A.W. Alabaster
as A.W. Alabaster
Ernest Thesiger
as Hickson
as Hickson
Gillian Vaughan
as Lollie
as Lollie
Joan Hickson
as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
John Adams
as Police Officer (uncredited)
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Chris Adcock
as Workman (uncredited)
as Workman (uncredited)
Andy Alston
as Workman (uncredited)
as Workman (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson
as Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited)
as Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited)
Jim Brady
as Workman (uncredited)
as Workman (uncredited)
Victor Brooks
as Foreman (uncredited)
as Foreman (uncredited)
Peter Bull
as Man in Taxi (uncredited)
as Man in Taxi (uncredited)
Richard Caldicot
as Roberts (uncredited)
as Roberts (uncredited)
Terry Cashfield
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Jack Chissick
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Mary Davies
as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
as Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)
as Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)
May Hallatt
as Charwoman (uncredited)
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Rose Howlett
as Cook (uncredited)
as Cook (uncredited)
Jeremy Judge
as Dickie (uncredited)
as Dickie (uncredited)
John Kidd
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Rosalind Knight
as Art Student (uncredited)
as Art Student (uncredited)
Hugh Latimer
as Photographer (uncredited)
as Photographer (uncredited)
Richard Leech
as Hodges (uncredited)
as Hodges (uncredited)
Garry Leeman
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
John Lynn
as Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)
as Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)
Jackie Martin
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Sally Muggeridge
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
John Norman
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Elton Ollivierre
as Black Model (uncredited)
as Black Model (uncredited)
Clive Revill
as Art Student (uncredited)
as Art Student (uncredited)
Ernie Rice
as Onlooker at Demolition of Wall (uncredited)
as Onlooker at Demolition of Wall (uncredited)
David Robinson
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Tony Spears
as Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)
as Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)
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Joyce Cary
Novel
Novel
Ronald Neame
Director
Director
Alec Guinness
Writer
Writer
Arthur Ibbetson
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Ronald Neame
Producer
Producer
William C. Andrews
Art Direction
Art Direction
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Editor
Colin M. Brewer
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Julia Squire
Costume Design
Costume Design
Albert Fennell
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Harold Fletcher
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Kenneth V. Jones
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Pearl Tipaldi
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
R.L.M. Davidson
Production Manager
Production Manager
Michael Stevenson
Third Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
John Bryan
Producer
Producer
John Cox
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
Leslie Hodgson
ADR Editor
ADR Editor
Red Law
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
George Stephenson
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
John Harris
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Paul Wilson
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
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