The Big Money ( In the Pocket )

The Big Money (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: In the Pocket
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
John Paddy Carstairs

Written By:
John Baines
Patrick Campbell

Actors:
Ian Carmichael ..... Willie Frith
Belinda Lee ..... Gloria
Kathleen Harrison ..... Mrs. Frith
Robert Helpmann ..... The Reverend
James Hayter ..... Mr. Frith
George Coulouris ..... The Colonel
Renee Houston ..... Bobbie
Michael Brennan ..... Bluey
Jill Ireland ..... Doreen Firth
Leslie Phillips ..... Receptionist
Harold Berens ..... Bookmaker
Hugh Morton ..... Valet
Ferdy Mayne ..... Furrier
Digby Wolfe ..... Harry Mason
Michael Balfour ..... 'Wilberforce'

Synopsis:

Ian Carmichael plays the "white sheep" in a family of successful thieves. Everyone in the clan has made a healthy career out of crime except poor Ian, so he decides to redeem himself with a single spectacular caper. Somehow this involves a passel of Arabs and an unctuous TV news team, all of whom converge in a slapstick free-for-all. Jailed, Carmichael realizes that he's doomed to honesty, and vows to pursue the straight and narrow with leading lady Belinda Lee. Though a British film, The Big Money seems geared exclusively for American audiences with its garish Technicolor, hyperactive musical score and sledgehammer humor. Made in 1956, the film wasn't widely shown in the US until it was released to television in 1962.

1950s British comedy in which a petty criminal attempts to pass some counterfeit notes. After stealing a briefcase of money, Willie Frith (Ian Carmichael) realises the notes are fake. However, in an attempt to win the affections of barmaid Gloria (Belinda Lee) Willie begins spending the money. Meanwhile, the man whose briefcase was stolen is out to seek the culprit...

Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is only the start of his troubles, now he has to find a way of changing the notes, so he can impress the barmaid of his local pub.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.

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