The Green Man

The Green Man

80 mins | Comedy | Dec. 21, 1956

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.

The Green Man

80 mins | Comedy | Dec. 21, 1956

The Green Man
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Grenadier Films
Original title The Green Man
Directors Olga Brook, Douglas Hermes, Robert Day
Writers Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat

Cast

Alastair Sim

as Hawkins

George Cole

as William Blake

Terry-Thomas

as Charles Boughtflower

Jill Adams

as Ann Vincent

Raymond Huntley

as Sir Gregory Upshott

Colin Gordon

as Reginald Willoughby-Cruft

Avril Angers

as Marigold

John Chandos

as McKechnie

Eileen Moore

as Joan Wood

Arthur Brough

as Landlord

Dora Bryan

as Lily

Richard Wattis

as Doctor

Alexander Gauge

as Chairman

Cyril Chamberlain

as Sergeant Bassett

Vivien Wood

as Leader of Trio

Marie Burke

as Felicity

Lucy Griffiths

as Annabel

Arthur Lowe

as Radio Salesman

Peter Bull

as General Niva

Willoughby Goddard

as Statesman

Michael Ripper

as Waiter

Leslie Weston

as Porter

Doris Yorke

as Mrs. Bostock