Joey Boy (1965)
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In this British wartime comedy, a group of captured con-artists must choose between jail terms or military service. Naturally they choose the army. Once they are assigned to a post they set up successful gambling and liquor operations. When they go overseas, they do the same thing. They are then asked to start a social club to boost morale. They do so, and the operation is only a hair's breadth away from being a brothel. They attempt to keep the joint a secret from visiting Parliamentary members, but it is not long before the cathouse is out of the bag. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry H. Corbett, Stanley Baxter, (more)
- Director(s):
- Frank Launder
Synopsis of Joey Boy
In this British wartime comedy, a group of captured con-artists must choose between jail terms or military service. Naturally they choose the army. Once they are assigned to a post they set up successful gambling and liquor operations. When they go overseas, they do the same thing. They are then asked to start a social club to boost morale. They do so, and the operation is only a hair's breadth away from being a brothel. They attempt to keep the joint a secret from visiting Parliamentary members, but it is not long before the cathouse is out of the bag. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Joey Boy
- Harry H. Corbett - Joey Boy Thompson
- Bill Fraser - Sgt. Dobbs
- Lance Percival - Clarence Doubleday
- John Arnatt - Brigadier Chapman
- John Harvey - Signals Officer
- Moira Lister - Lady Thameridge
- Nora Nicholson - Middle-Aged Lady
- Toni Palmer - Angie
- John Phillips - Inspector Morgan
- Bill Shine - Ticket Collector
- Thorley Walters - Colonel
- R.S.M. Brittain - Sergeant
- Stanley Baxter - Benny "The Kid" Lindowski
- Percy Herbert - Mad George Long
- Reg Varney - Rabbit Malone
- Yvonne Ball - Rabbit's 2nd Girl
- Lloyd Lamble - Sir John Averycorn
- Sean Lynch - Clancy
- Derek Nimmo - Lieutenant Hope
- Eric Pohlmann - Italian Farmer
- Norman Rossington - Royal Army Corporal
- Ernst Walder - Lt. Walther
- Edward Chapman - Tom Hobson
- Basil Dignam - General
- Director(s):
- Frank Launder
- Writer(s):
- Frank Launder, Mike Watts
- Producer(s):
- Sidney Gilliat, Leslie Gilliat, Frank Launder
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