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6.6/10   30 votes
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Director:
Ken Hughes
Writer:
Ken Hughes (screenplay)
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Release Date:
April 1963 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Big screen version of successful BBC play. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Anthony Newley ... Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
Julia Foster ... Patsy
Robert Stephens ... Gerry Sullivan
Wilfrid Brambell ... Harry
Warren Mitchell ... Lou Leeman
Miriam Karlin ... Milly
Kenneth J. Warren ... Fred
Clive Colin Bowler ... Johnny
Toni Palmer ... Joan
Harry Locke ... Stage Manager
Al Mulock ... Dealer
Cyril Shaps ... Maurice 'Morrie' Bellman
Roy Kinnear ... Lucky Dave
Derek Nimmo ... Rembrandt
Harry Baird ... Buddy Shine
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:X | UK:12 (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | West Germany:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the opening credits, a cinema marquee advertising Naked as Nature Intended (1961) appears. This was done as a favour to the film's director George Harrison Marks, who was a friend of Sammy Lee star Anthony Newley. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Trailer Cinema (1992) (TV) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Big screen version of successful BBC play., 10 April 1999
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Author: Paul Goodhead (p.goodhead@virgin.net) from Worcester, England.

Made and released in 1963, this film gave Newley a real meaty role instead of the light comedy, musical roles he was usually cast in. The original BBC play was a one man, one scene event, but the full Soho, London locations gave the film a more murky, underworld feel and you really felt for Sammy Lee, although you realised he was his own worst enemy! Beautifully photographed in black and white, atmospheric and with Newley at his acting best. Well worth a viewing. Excellent support from Wilfred Brambell (Steptoe) as Newley/Sammy's dresser, and Julia Foster putting in a suitable innocent performance as the love interest who has fallen for Sammy's charms (lies).

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