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
Alec Guinness
as Gulley Jimson
Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh
as Dee Coker
Renée Houston
Renée Houston
as Sara Monday
Mike Morgan
Mike Morgan
as Nosey
Robert Coote
Robert Coote
as Sir William Beeder
Michael Gough
Michael Gough
as Abel
Veronica Turleigh
Veronica Turleigh
as Lday Beeder
Reginald Beckwith
Reginald Beckwith
as Capt. Jones
Arthur Macrae
Arthur Macrae
as A.W. Alabaster
Ernest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger
as Hickson
Gillian Vaughan
Gillian Vaughan
as Lollie
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson
as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
John Adams
John Adams
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Chris Adcock
Chris Adcock
as Workman (uncredited)
Andy Alston
Andy Alston
as Workman (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson
as Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Jim Brady
as Workman (uncredited)
Victor Brooks
Victor Brooks
as Foreman (uncredited)
Peter Bull
Peter Bull
as Man in Taxi (uncredited)
Richard Caldicot
Richard Caldicot
as Roberts (uncredited)
Terry Cashfield
Terry Cashfield
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Jack Chissick
Jack Chissick
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Mary Davies
Mary Davies
as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
Fred Griffiths
as Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)
May Hallatt
May Hallatt
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Rose Howlett
Rose Howlett
as Cook (uncredited)
Jeremy Judge
Jeremy Judge
as Dickie (uncredited)
John Kidd
John Kidd
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Rosalind Knight
Rosalind Knight
as Art Student (uncredited)
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer
as Photographer (uncredited)
Richard Leech
Richard Leech
as Hodges (uncredited)
Garry Leeman
Garry Leeman
as Bit Role (uncredited)
John Lynn
John Lynn
as Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)
Jackie Martin
Jackie Martin
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Sally Muggeridge
Sally Muggeridge
as Bit Role (uncredited)
John Norman
John Norman
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Elton Ollivierre
Elton Ollivierre
as Black Model (uncredited)
Clive Revill
Clive Revill
as Art Student (uncredited)
Ernie Rice
Ernie Rice
as Onlooker at Demolition of Wall (uncredited)
David Robinson
David Robinson
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Tony Spears
Tony Spears
as Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)
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