Joey Boy

1h 28min

Comedy

While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline. But the dolce vita crumbles when police arrive in a lightning raid, and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside. Thus the lads find themselves heading off to Italy, determined to make the best of it...

Cast

Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. Corbett

Joey Boy Thompson
Stanley Baxter

Stanley Baxter

Benny 'The Kid' Lindowski
Bill Fraser

Bill Fraser

Sergeant Major Dobbs
Reg Varney

Reg Varney

Rabbit Malone
Lance Percival

Lance Percival

Clarence Doubleday
John Harvey

John Harvey

Signals officer
Wanda Ventham

Wanda Ventham

Italian Girl
Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Mad George Long
Moira Lister

Moira Lister

Lady Thameridge
Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Col. Grant
John Phillips

John Phillips

Insp. Morgan
Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Tom Hobson

Release date

1st Jan 1965

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English