Entertaining Mr Sloane (1969)
Director: Douglas Hickox
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Joe Orton's four-hander about a sister and brother (nympho and queer respectively) vying for the favours of a desirable stud (under the eyes of their ancient dadda) loses much of its savoury charm in this movie version. Clive Exton's script opens out the play conventionally, to little effect, and Hickox's direction shows little flair for farce in general or Orton in particular. The cast are good enough for the original, though.Author: RG
Cast & crew
Director: Douglas Hickox
Producer: Douglas Kentish
Cast: Beryl Reid, Harry Andrews, Peter McEnery, Alan Webb full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 94 mins
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