The Horse's Mouth

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The Horse's Mouth

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

1958

1h 35m

6.8(44 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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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41 members

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Alec Guinness

Gulley Jimson

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Kay Walsh

Dee Coker

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Renée Houston

Sara Monday

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Mike Morgan

Nosey

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Robert Coote

Sir William Beeder

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Michael Gough

Abel

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Veronica Turleigh

Lday Beeder

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Reginald Beckwith

Capt. Jones

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Arthur Macrae

A.W. Alabaster

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Ernest Thesiger

Hickson

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Gillian Vaughan

Lollie

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Joan Hickson

Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)

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John Adams

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Chris Adcock

Workman (uncredited)

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Andy Alston

Workman (uncredited)

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Timothy Bateson

Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Workman (uncredited)

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Victor Brooks

Foreman (uncredited)

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Peter Bull

Man in Taxi (uncredited)

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Richard Caldicot

Roberts (uncredited)

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Terry Cashfield

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Jack Chissick

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Mary Davies

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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Fred Griffiths

Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)

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May Hallatt

Charwoman (uncredited)

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Rose Howlett

Cook (uncredited)

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Jeremy Judge

Dickie (uncredited)

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John Kidd

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

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Rosalind Knight

Art Student (uncredited)

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Hugh Latimer

Photographer (uncredited)

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Richard Leech

Hodges (uncredited)

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Garry Leeman

Bit Role (uncredited)

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John Lynn

Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)

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Jackie Martin

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Sally Muggeridge

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John Norman

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Elton Ollivierre

Black Model (uncredited)

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Clive Revill

Art Student (uncredited)

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Ernie Rice

Onlooker at Demolition of Wall (uncredited)

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David Robinson

Bit Role (uncredited)

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Tony Spears

Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)

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