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Will Any Gentleman...?

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953Movie⏱️ 1h 24m
Comedy
⭐ 5.8
IMDB Rating
255 votes

After a mix-up at a music hall, a henpecked bank clerk who lives a dreary existence in suburban London finds himself onstage with ambiguously foreign magician Mendoza, who hypnotizes him into losing all of his inhibitions.

Director
Michael Anderson
Writers
N/A
Stars
George Cole, Veronica Hurst, Heather Thatcher
Release Date
September 27, 1955
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
πŸ’¬ 11
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

George Cole
George Cole
as Henry Sterling
Veronica Hurst
Veronica Hurst
as Florence Sterling
Heather Thatcher
Heather Thatcher
as Mrs. Whittle
Jon Pertwee
Jon Pertwee
as Charley Sterling
James Hayter
James Hayter
as Dr. Smith
William Hartnell
William Hartnell
as Detective Inspector Martin
Sidney James
Sidney James
as Mr. Hobson
Diana Decker
Diana Decker
as Angel
Joan Sims
Joan Sims
as Beryl
Brian Oulton
Brian Oulton
as Mr. Jackson

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Filming Location
Barnet, NW London, London, England, UK
Production
Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

🏷️ Keywords

hypnosis

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Enjoyable, if a tad stilted.
by hitchcockthelegend β€’ 2008-09-13
5/10

"Will Any Gentlemen...? is adapted from the stage play by Vernon Sylvanie. Where the play was apparently joyous in its farcical ideals, this adaptation struggles to convince as a farcical whole. The plot revolves around George Cole's spineless bank clerk, Henry Sterling, who whilst attending a music hall show, falls under Mendoza the hypnotist's spell (Alan Badel looking like Satan!). This brings about a complete character change in Henry, he is now a womanizer and shifty in the extreme, this of course causes much consternation to Henry's wife, who enlists Mendoza to track down H..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

According to Alfred Marks, he, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan all read for the part of the Great Mendoza.

πŸ“– Synopsis

After a mix-up at a music hall, a henpecked bank clerk who lives a dreary existence in suburban London finds himself onstage with ambiguously foreign magician Mendoza, who hypnotizes him into losing all of his inhibitions.