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The Best House in London

1h 37min

Comedy

In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.

Production Companies

Bridge Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Cast

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne
Joanna Pettet

Joanna Pettet

Josephine Pacefoot
George Sanders

George Sanders

Sir Francis Leybourne
Dany Robin

Dany Robin

Babette
Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

Count Pandolfo
John Bird

John Bird

Home Secretary
William Rushton

William Rushton

Sylvester Wall
Bill Fraser

Bill Fraser

Inspector MacPherson
John Cleese

John Cleese

Jones
Avril Angers

Avril Angers

Flora's Mother
Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Editor, The Times
Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Headmistress
Veronica Carlson

Veronica Carlson

Lily
Betty Marsden

Betty Marsden

Felicity
Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

Sherlock Holmes
Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Doctor Watson
Penny Spencer

Penny Spencer

Evelyn
Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

Lord Tennyson
Arnold Diamond

Arnold Diamond

Charles Dickens
Tessie O'Shea

Tessie O'Shea

Music Hall Singer
Queenie Watts

Queenie Watts

Old Crone
Margaret Nolan

Margaret Nolan

Busty Prostitute
Milton Reid

Milton Reid

Henchman
Clement Freud

Clement Freud

Mr Mason
Carol Friday

Carol Friday

Flora
Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

Eric Barker

Eric Barker

Joe Lynch

Joe Lynch

William Mervyn

William Mervyn

Charles Lloyd Pack

Charles Lloyd Pack

Jessie Robins

Jessie Robins

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Queenie Watts

Queenie Watts

Jan Holden

Jan Holden

Lady Dilke
Roy Beck

Roy Beck

Times Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Release date

1st Jan 1969

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English