The Best House in London

The Best House in London
Theatrical poster.
Directed by	Philip Saville
Produced by	Kurt Unger Philip M. Breen
Written by	Denis Norden
Starring	David Hemmings Joanna Pettet George Sanders Bill Fraser
Music by	Mischa Spoliansky
Cinematography	Alex Thomson
Edited by	Peter Tanner
Production company	Bridge Film
Distributed by	MGM
Release dates	June 1969
Running time	105 minutes (UK)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$374,655 (US)[1]

The Best House in London is a 1969 British comedy film directed by Philip Saville and starring David Hemmings, Joanna Pettet, George Sanders, Warren Mitchell, John Bird, Maurice Denham and Bill Fraser.^[2]

Cast

• David Hemmings - Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne
• Joanna Pettet - Josephie Pacefoot
• George Sanders - Sir Francis Leybourne
• Dany Robin - Babette
• Warren Mitchell - Count Pandolfo
• John Bird - Home Secretary
• Jan Holden - Lady Dilke
• William Rushton - Sylvester Wall
• Bill Fraser - Inspector MacPherson
• Maurice Denham - Editor of The Times newspaper
• Wolfe Morris - Chinese Trade Attache
• Martita Hunt - Headmistress
• Arnold Diamond - Charles Dickens
• Hugh Burden - Lord Tennyson
• Jan Holden - Lady Dilke
• Avril Angers - Flora's Mother
• Betty Marsden - Felicity
• Tessie O'Shea - Singer
• Peter Jeffrey - Sherlock Holmes
• Thorley Walters - Doctor Watson
• John Cleese - Jones
• Margaret Nolan - Prostitute
• Penny Spencer - Evelyn
• Veronica Carlson - Lily

References

1. "U.S. Films' Share-of-Market Profile", Variety, 12 May 1971 p 179
2. Simon Sheridan, Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema, Titan Books 2011 p 58

External links

• The Best House in London at the Internet Movie Database