The Horse's Mouth (1958) |
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| Director(s) | Ronald Neame |
| Producer(s) | Ronald Neame, Albert Fennell, John Bryan |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
| Top Topics | Screwball Comedy |
Featured Cast of The Horse's Mouth See More »
Alec Guinness(as Gulley Jimson)
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
Alec Guinness
(as Gulley Jimson)
Robert Coote(as Sir William Beeder)
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
Robert Coote
(as Sir William Beeder)
Michael Gough(as Abel)
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
Michael Gough
(as Abel)
Reginald Beckwith(as Capt. Jones)
The Horse's Mouth
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1958
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
Reginald Beckwith
(as Capt. Jones)
Ernest Thesiger(as Hickson)
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
Ernest Thesiger
(as Hickson)
Peter Bull(as Man in Taxi)
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
The Horse's Mouth
Released
1958
Peter Bull
(as Man in Taxi)
The Horse's Mouth Overview:
The Horse's Mouth (1958) was a Comedy - Film directed by Ronald Neame and produced by Ronald Neame, Albert Fennell and John Bryan.
Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Alec Guinness | Nominated |
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The Horse's Mouth Quotes:
Gulley Jimson:
Go and do something sensible, like shooting yourself! But don't be an artist!
Gulley Jimson:
It's the kind of face you want to throw a brick at, don't you think?
Constable:
Mr. Jimson?
Gulley Jimson: No. That's my first cousin, once removed, an artist who's always getting into trouble with the police. He just went up the road. Shall I call him back?
Constable: Have you just sent a telephone message of a threatening character to Mr. Hickson of Portland Place?
Gulley Jimson: I only said I'd burn his house down and cut his liver out.
Constable: Now he doesn't want to prosecute, but if you go on making a nuissance of yourself, well, he's gonna have to take steps.
Gulley Jimson: Would he rather I cut his liver out without phoning?
Constable: Now, come now, Mr. Jimson. Put yourself in his place.
Gulley Jimson: I wish I could. It's a very nice place.
Gulley Jimson: No. That's my first cousin, once removed, an artist who's always getting into trouble with the police. He just went up the road. Shall I call him back?
Constable: Have you just sent a telephone message of a threatening character to Mr. Hickson of Portland Place?
Gulley Jimson: I only said I'd burn his house down and cut his liver out.
Constable: Now he doesn't want to prosecute, but if you go on making a nuissance of yourself, well, he's gonna have to take steps.
Gulley Jimson: Would he rather I cut his liver out without phoning?
Constable: Now, come now, Mr. Jimson. Put yourself in his place.
Gulley Jimson: I wish I could. It's a very nice place.
Painter at side of ship:
Where do you think you're goin', Dad? What's the big idea?
Gulley Jimson: Ah, there is good news yet to hear, and fine things to be seen... before we go to paradise... by way of Kensal Green.
Gulley Jimson: Ah, there is good news yet to hear, and fine things to be seen... before we go to paradise... by way of Kensal Green.
Gulley Jimson:
I like it here: bricks and broken glass, and an old garbage can. It's the story of my life.
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Joyce Carey, the author of the novel which inspired the film, based the role of the self-destructive painter on his good friend, the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
When Nosey offers Bisson a bowl of stew, Michael Gough's voice on the soundtrack says "Buzz off!" but his lips form the words "Drop dead!" Presumably the line was changed when Mike Morgan died suddenly before the film was released.
Mike Morgan died ten days before the end of shooting. Some of his lines were dubbed by an unknown actor in post-production.