The Horse's Mouth

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1h 35mComedy

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.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 pa... Read more

Starring Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renée Houston, Mike Morgan, Robert Coote, Michael Gough, Veronica Turleigh, Reginald Beckwith, Arthur Macrae

Watch "The Horse's Mouth" from streaming services Criterion Channel, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 1958. It's a comedy movie, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.