Joey Boy (1965)
Joey Boy (1965)
On active Self-Service!
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...

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Harry H. Corbett Harry H. Corbett As: Joey Boy Thompson
Stanley Baxter Stanley Baxter As: Benny 'The Kid' Lindowski
Bill Fraser Bill Fraser As: Sergeant Major Dobbs
Reg Varney Reg Varney As: Rabbit Malone
Lance Percival Lance Percival As: Clarence Doubleday
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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...


Tagline: On active Self-Service!
Certification: PG

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Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 01 January 1965

Country: GB

Runtime: 88m

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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

Freddie Mills

Freddie Mills

Sergeant

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Mad George Long

Moira Lister

Moira Lister

Lady Thameridge

Derek Nimmo

Derek Nimmo

Lt Hope

Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Col. Grant

Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Antonio

John Phillips

John Phillips

Insp. Morgan

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Tom Hobson

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Mike Watts

Mike Watts

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Frank Launder

Frank Launder

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