Summary
Joey Boy is a British war film first released in 1965,
directed by Frank Launder.
The film is based on a novel by Eddie Chapman and stars Harry H. Corbett, Stanley Baxter, Bill Fraser, Percy Herbert and Lance Percival.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Frank Launder
- Script: Eddie Chapman (novel), Frank Launder, Mike Watts
- Photo: Arthur Lavis
- Music: Philip Green
- Cast: Harry H. Corbett (Joey Boy Thompson), Stanley Baxter (Benny ’The Kid’ Lindowski), Bill Fraser (Sgt. Maj. Dobbs), Percy Herbert (Mad George Long), Lance Percival (Clarence Doubleday), Reg Varney (Rabbit Malone), Moira Lister (Lady Thameridge), Derek Nimmo (Lt. Hope), Thorley Walters (Col. Grant), John Arnatt (Brig. Charles Chapman), Eric Pohlmann (Antonio (Italian farmer)), John Phillips (Insp. Morgan), Lloyd Lamble (Sir John Averycorn), Edward Chapman (Tom Hobson), Basil Dignam (General), Toni Palmer (Anna), Vicki Woolf (Gina), Stephanie Beaumont (Girlfriend), Anna Gilchrist (Rebecca Stacey), Anita West (Girlfriend #2), Yvonne Ball (Rabbit’s second girl), Cyril Chamberlain (Lt. James Ridley), Maureen Crombie (Katie), John Harvey (Signals officer), Sean Lynch (Clancy), Louis Mansi (Tony), Freddie Mills (Sergeant), Nora Nicholson (Middle-aged lady), Norman Rossington (Royal Army corporal), Bill Shine (Ticket collector), Veronica Strong (Bella Thompson), Wanda Ventham (Italian girl), Ernest Walder (Lt. Walther), Sally Douglas (Girl dancing in club)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 91 min; B&W
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