Comedy
Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerging very talented artist. Hancock proceeds to con the art world into thinking he is a genius.
Directed by
Robert Day
Written by
Alan Simpson, Ray Galton
Irene Handl
Mrs. Crevatte
Oliver Reed
Artist in Cafe
John Wood
Poet
Nanette Newman
Josey
Paul Massie
Paul Ashby
John Le Mesurier
Office manager
Jean Marsh
Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
Hugh Lloyd
Man on Train (Uncredited)
George Sanders
Sir Charles Broward
Marie Devereux
Yvette
Liz Fraser
Waitress
Peter Bull
Manager of Art Gallery, Paris
Mervyn Johns
Manager of Art Gallery, London
Grégoire Aslan
Aristotle Carreras
Dennis Price
Jim Smith
Sandor Elès
Artist
Gary Cockrell
Artist
Mario Fabrizi
Coffee Bar Attendant
Marie Burke
Madame Laurent
Margit Saad
Margot Carreras
Tony Hancock
Anthony Hancock
Bernard Rebel
Art Dealer
Neville Becker
Artist
Victor Platt
Dock Official
Barry Shawzin
Bistro Owner

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