The Horse's Mouth
“Smart Alec ... Sheer madness and all Guinness! The man's a genius ...”
Synopsis
Gulley Jimson is an aging artist who has recently been released from prison. He works as a swindler looking for his next art project and takes up residence in the penthouse of prospective patrons, the Beeders, while they are on an extended vacation. During his stay he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables, and, together with the sculptor Abel, unintentionally creates a large hole in the floor.
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Edited by Anne V CoatesShot by Arthur IbbetsonScored by Kenneth V Jones
Also known as
- Des Pudels Kernde
- Un genio anda sueltoes
- De la bouche du chevalfr
- La bocca della veritàit
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Cast & Crew
47 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Alec Guinness
as Gulley Jimson
Kay Walsh
as Dee Coker
Renee Houston
as Sara Monday
Mike Morgan
as Nosey
Robert Coote
as Sir William Beeder
Arthur Macrae
as A.W. Alabaster
Veronica Turleigh
as Lady Beeder
Michael Gough
as Abel [Bisson]
Reginald Beckwith
as Capt. Jones
Ernest Thesiger
as Hickson
Mary Davies
as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
as Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)
Supporting cast
29May Hallatt
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Rose Howlett
as Cook (uncredited)
Jeremy Judge
as Dickie (uncredited)
John Kidd
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Rosalind Knight
as Art Student (uncredited)
Hugh Latimer
as Photographer (uncredited)
Richard Leech
as Hodges (uncredited)
Garry Leeman
as Bit Role (uncredited)
John Lynn
as Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)
Jackie Martin
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Sally Muggeridge
as Bit Role (uncredited)
John Norman
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Elton Ollivierre
as Black Model (uncredited)
Clive Revill
as Art Student (uncredited)
Ernie Rice
as Onlooker at Demolition of Wall (uncredited)
David Robinson
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Tony Spears
as Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)
Gillian Vaughan
as Lollie
Joan Hickson
as Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
John Adams
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Chris Adcock
as Workman (uncredited)
Andy Alston
as Workman (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson
as Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited)
Jim Brady
as Workman (uncredited)
Victor Brooks
as Foreman (uncredited)
Peter Bull
as Man in Taxi (uncredited)
Richard Caldicot
as Roberts (uncredited)
Terry Cashfield
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Jack Chissick
as Bit Role (uncredited)
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