The Horse's Mouth
In Theaters
November 11, 1958
Runtime: 1h 35m
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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Cast & Crew
Alec Guinness
Gulley Jimson
Kay Walsh
Dee Coker
Renée Houston
Sara Monday
- MM
Mike Morgan
Nosey
Robert Coote
Sir William Beeder
Michael Gough
Abel
- VT
Veronica Turleigh
Lday Beeder
Reginald Beckwith
Capt. Jones
Arthur Macrae
A.W. Alabaster
Ernest Thesiger
Hickson
- GV
Gillian Vaughan
Lollie
Joan Hickson
Lady in Gallery Queue (uncredited)
- JA
John Adams
Police Officer (uncredited)
- CA
Chris Adcock
Workman (uncredited)
- AA
Andy Alston
Workman (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson
Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Workman (uncredited)
Victor Brooks
Foreman (uncredited)
Ronald Neame
Director
Alec Guinness
Writer
Media
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