Smokescreen (film)
Encyclopedia
Smokescreen is a 1964
British crime thriller, written and directed by Jim O'Connolly
, and starring Peter Vaughan
.
1964 in film
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released....
British crime thriller, written and directed by Jim O'Connolly
Jim O'Connolly
Jim O'Connolly was an English actor and director.-External links:...
, and starring Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan is an English character actor, known for many supporting roles in a variety of British film and television productions. He has worked extensively on the stage, becoming known for roles such as police inspectors, Soviet agents and similar parts...
.
Cast
- Peter VaughanPeter VaughanPeter Vaughan is an English character actor, known for many supporting roles in a variety of British film and television productions. He has worked extensively on the stage, becoming known for roles such as police inspectors, Soviet agents and similar parts...
as Roper - John CarsonJohn Carson (actor)John Carson is a British actor noted for his appearances in film and television.Making his film debut in 1947, he carved out a career appearing in low budget British movies such as Seven Keys ; Smokescreen ; and Master Spy...
as Trevor Bayliss - Yvonne RomainYvonne RomainYvonne Romain is a British film and television actress of the late 1950s and 1960s.-Early career:...
as Janet Dexter - Gerald FloodGerald FloodGerald Flood was a British actor of stage and television.Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire but lived for most of his life in Farnham, Surrey, where he regularly appeared on stage at the Castle Theatre...
as Graham Turner - Glynn EdwardsGlynn EdwardsGlynn Edwards is a British actor.Edwards was born in Malaya and trained as an actor at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. He is probably best known for his role as Dave 'the barman' Harris, owner of the Winchester Club in the TV show Minder...
as Inspector Wright - John Glyn-JonesJohn Glyn-JonesJohn Glyn-Jones was a British television and film actor.His father was a Member of Parliament and he was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and Oxford University. He began his acting career in repertory theatre in Oxford and with the BBC Drama Repertory Company...
as Player - Sam KyddSam KyddSam Kydd was an Ulster-born English actor. An army officer's son, he was born in Belfast, but moved to London, England when he was a child. He was educated at Dunstable Grammar School in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England....
as Hotel waiter - Deryck GuylerDeryck GuylerDeryck Guyler was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of officious, short-tempered middle-aged men in sitcoms such as Please Sir! and Sykes.-Early life:...
as Station master - Penny MorrellPenny MorrellPenny Morrell is a British actress, born on 4 February 1938. She married actor George Cole in 1964.-Selected filmography:*Reach for the Sky * Brothers in Law * Lucky Jim * Too Hot to Handle...
as Helen - Turner's secretary - David GregoryDavid GregoryDavid Gregory FRS was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He was professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford, and a commentator on Isaac Newton's Principia.The fourth of the fifteen children of David Gregorie, a doctor...
as The Smudger - Jill CurzonJill CurzonJill Curzon is a British actress most famous for her film and television appearances during the 1960s.Her television appearances include The Champions , Adam Adamant Lives! , The Saint , Hugh and I and Disneyland...
as June - Barbara Hicks as Miss Breen
- Bert Palmer as Barman
- Tom GillTom Gill (actor)-Selected filmography:* Midshipman Easy * The High Command * Mister Drake's Duck * The Happy Family * Jumping for Joy * Behind the Headlines * Carry on Admiral...
as Reception clerk - Edward Ogden as Police Sergeant
- Anthony Dawes as John Dexter
- Romo Gorrara as Taxi Driver
- Derek FrancisDerek FrancisDerek Francis was an English comedy and character actor.He was a regular in the Carry On film players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in Roger Corman's last film of his Edgar Allan Poe series The Tomb of Ligeia...
as Dexter's doctor - Damaris HaymanDamaris HaymanDamaris Hayman is an actress best known for character roles on television. She was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College....
as Mrs. Roper's nurse
External links
- http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1361609/synopsis.html