Rattle of a Simple Man
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Muriel Box
Harry H. Corbett
Diane Cilento
Thora Hird
Michael Medwin
Charles Dyer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Percy Winthram, a 39-year-old virginal bachelor who is an avid football fan, comes to London to see the Cup Final. Before his scheduled bus trip back to Manchester, he joins his friends Ginger, Chalky, Ozzie, and Fred, a rowdy group of Manchester millworkers, for a night on the town. In a Soho striptease club, Ginger insults Cyrenne, an attractive, blonde, Italian bar hostess/prostitute, and soon Percy's companions trick him into wagering his motorcycle against £50 that he will take her home and sleep with her. Cyrenne overhears this and playfully lets Percy escort her home. Percy's inhibitions overcome him when Cyrenne begins to undress and invites him to bed, and the two end up talking through the night. During the conversation, Percy begins to shed his timidity while Cyrenne's earlier claims of an aristocratic background are revealed as a fantasy she employed to conceal her sordid family life. They finally agree to go away on a holiday together, and, if all goes well, to get married. Before dawn, Percy races away to catch his bus, but a view of Cyrenne's face on an advertisement compels him to stop the bus, leave his friends, and hurry back to her.
Director
Muriel Box
Cast
Harry H. Corbett
Diane Cilento
Thora Hird
Michael Medwin
Charles Dyer
Hugh Futcher
Brian Wilde
Alexander Davion
David Saire
Barbara Archer
Michael Robbins
George Roderick
Marie Burke
Carole Gray
John Ronane
Ingrid Anthofer
Karen Kaufman
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Released in Great Britain in 1964; running time: 96 min.
