The Horse's Mouth

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

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.

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

Crew

Ronald Neame

Director

Joyce Cary

Novel

Alec Guinness

Writer

Julia Squire

Costume Design

Arthur Ibbetson

Director of Photography

Pearl Tipaldi

Hairstylist

R.L.M. Davidson

Production Manager

Ronald Neame

Producer

Colin M. Brewer

Assistant Director

Kenneth V. Jones

Original Music Composer

Clips & Videos

The Horse's Mouth (1958) - original trailer