The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth (1958)

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

Comedy

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.

star 6.7 6.9 89%
  • Release Date: 1958-11-11
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: Ronald Neame

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Alec Guinness

      Gulley Jimson

    • Kay Walsh

      Dee Coker

    • Renée Houston

      Sara Monday

    • Mike Morgan

      Nosey

    • Robert Coote

      Sir William Beeder

    • Michael Gough

      Abel

    • Veronica Turleigh

      Lday Beeder

    • Reginald Beckwith

      Capt. Jones

    • Arthur Macrae

      A.W. Alabaster

    • Ernest Thesiger

      Hickson

    • Gillian Vaughan

      Lollie

    • Joan Hickson

      Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)

    • John Adams

      Police Officer (uncredited)

    • Chris Adcock

      Workman (uncredited)

    • Andy Alston

      Workman (uncredited)

    • Timothy Bateson

      Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited)

    • Jim Brady

      Workman (uncredited)

    • Victor Brooks

      Foreman (uncredited)

    • Peter Bull

      Man in Taxi (uncredited)

    • Richard Caldicot

      Roberts (uncredited)

    • Terry Cashfield

      Bit Role (uncredited)

    • Jack Chissick

      Bit Role (uncredited)

    • Mary Davies

      Pretty Girl (uncredited)

    • Fred Griffiths

      Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)

    • May Hallatt

      Charwoman (uncredited)

    • Rose Howlett

      Cook (uncredited)

    • Jeremy Judge

      Dickie (uncredited)

    • John Kidd

      Pawnbroker (uncredited)

    • Rosalind Knight

      Art Student (uncredited)

    • Hugh Latimer

      Photographer (uncredited)

    • Richard Leech

      Hodges (uncredited)

    • Garry Leeman

      Bit Role (uncredited)

    • John Lynn

      Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)

    • Jackie Martin

      Bit Role (uncredited)

    • Sally Muggeridge

      Bit Role (uncredited)

    • John Norman

      Bit Role (uncredited)

    • Elton Ollivierre

      Black Model (uncredited)

    • Clive Revill

      Art Student (uncredited)

    • Ernie Rice

      Onlooker at Demolition of Wall (uncredited)

    • David Robinson

      Bit Role (uncredited)

    • Tony Spears

      Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)