Smart Alec ... Sheer madness and all Guinness! The man's a genius ...
Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.
Director: Ronald Neame
Writer: Alec Guinness
Director of Photography: Arthur Ibbetson
Producer: Ronald Neame, John Bryan
Gulley Jimson
Dee Coker
Sara Monday
Nosey
Sir William Beeder
Abel
Lday Beeder
Capt. Jones
The Horse's Mouth (1958) - original trailer