The Sandwich Man ( That Swinging City )

The Sandwich Man (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: That Swinging City
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Robert Hartford-Davis

Written By:
Michael Bentine
Robert Hartford-Davis

Actors:
Michael Bentine ..... Horace Quilby, The Sandwich Man
Dora Bryan ..... Mrs. DeVere
Harry H. Corbett ..... Mack - Stage-Door Keeper
Bernard Cribbins ..... Harold - the Photographer
Diana Dors ..... First Billingsgate Lady
Ian Hendry ..... Policeman On Motorcycle
Stanley Holloway ..... Park Gardener
Wilfrid Hyde-White ..... Lord Uffingham
Michael Medwin ..... Sewer Man
Ron Moody ..... Rowing Coach
Anna Quayle ..... Second Billingsgate Lady
Terry-Thomas ..... Scoutmaster
Norman Wisdom ..... Boxing Vicar
Donald Wolfit ..... Car Salesman
David Buck ..... Steven Mansfield

Synopsis:

"A fair day's walk for a fair day's pay" - motto of the Sandwich Men's Brotherhood. Modern advertising can take many forms, but for both mobility and sheer economy nothing can match the Sandwich Man. These walking billboards with human fillings are amongst the sights of most big cities and afford a unique angle from which to observe life. Horace Quilby is a Sandwich Man who works on behalf of Finklebaum and O'Casey - dealers in 'misfit clothing' - and is a resplendent sight in his top hat and tails as he walks the London streets. Today is no ordinary day for Horace, however, as Esmerelda, his racing pigeon, is taking part in the race of her life. A wonderful, lovable film full of gentle comedy and joyous optimism, featuring ex-Goon Michael Bentine in perhaps his best role - that of Horace Quilby, Sandwich Man. Written by both Bentine and director Robert Hartford-Davies, The Sandwich Man features a stellar cast of British comedy talent from the '60s who, alongside the marquee names, also include Alfie Bass, Peter Jones, John le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell, Jeremy Lloyd, Burt Kwouk and Suzy Kendall, all aiming to help (and hinder!) Horace in his odyssey around London.

Horace Quilby (Michael Bentine) is a sandwich-board advertising man who gets a tour of London and sees some of the city's most offbeat and outrageous characters in this situation comedy. British blonde bombshell (Diana Dors) co-stars. Watch for Michael Chaplin (son of Charlie) as a beatnik artist.

Performed mostly in mime, this comical tale relates the daily life of a Sandwich Man, and his encounters with many of his very eccentric acquaintances.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 25 November, 2010.