The Small World of Sammy Lee
The Small World of Sammy Lee[1] is a 1963 British crime film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Julia Foster and Robert Stephens.[2] A peep-show compere is hunted across the seedy underworld of London by debt collectors.
Synopsis and outline
Sammy Lee has five hours to pay off a gambling debt.
Andrew Pulver wrote in November 2016 for The Guardian, at the time of the film's re-release: "It’s a genuine curiosity: the last knockings of black-and-white, beat-influenced hipster cinema before a tide of gaudily-coloured, new wave-inspired, pop art films. Ken Hughes, its director, reached back to the prewar working-class bohemianism so perfectly captured by Graham Greene and Gerald Kersh".[3] The film was based on a 1958 television play written and directed by Ken Hughes which also featured Anthony Newley in the lead.
Cast
- Anthony Newley as Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
- Julia Foster as Patsy
- Robert Stephens as Gerry Sullivan
- Wilfrid Brambell as Harry
- Warren Mitchell as Lou Leeman
- Miriam Karlin as Milly
- Kenneth J. Warren as Fred
- Clive Colin-Bowler as Johnny
- Toni Palmer as Joan
- Harry Locke as Stage Manager
- Al Mulock as Dealer
- Cyril Shaps as Maurice 'Morrie' Bellman
- Roy Kinnear as Lucky Dave
- Derek Nimmo as Rembrandt
- Harry Baird as Buddy Shine
- Alfred Burke as Big Eddie
- June Cunningham as Rita
- Elmer as Lofty
- Lynda Baron as Yvette
- Ken Wayne as Barman
- Kevin Brennan as Poker Player
- Billy Milton as Hardware Store Manager
- Ronald Radd as Big Alf
Music
Music for the film was composed by Kenny Graham; a soundtrack album did not appear at the time of the film's release, but one was later released by Trunk Records in 2013.
References
- ↑ The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963), retrieved 2017-06-06
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/51151
- ↑ Pulver, Andrew (8 November 2016). "The great lost London beat thriller: why to watch The Small World of Sammy Lee". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2016.