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 Apple TV+ (itunes), The Criterion Channel 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.