Directed by:
Thornton FreelandScreenplay:
Alec CoppelCinematography:
Basil EmmottCast:
Carole Landis, Herbert Lom, Ernest Thesiger, Edward Underdown, Henry Edwards, Terry-Thomas, Vincent Holman, Peter Williams, Jack Mcnaughton, Lionel Murton (more)Plots(1)
Based on an old British radio show, The Brass Monkey is a fast-paced British mystery and comedy thriller. Caroll Levis stars as a radio personality who attempts to prevent a connoisseur of Buddhist artifacts from stealing the priceless Brass Monkey. The film is littered with stars such as Herbert Lom, Avril Angers and Terry-Thomas, but it is perhaps most famous for being the swansong of the beautiful Carole Landis. She committed suicide soon after completing this film in a scandal that involved Rex Harrison and shook the film world. She was only 29 at the time of her death. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Carole Landis
USA
Best movies:
A Day at the Races (1937)
A Star Is Born (1937)
One Million B.C. (1940)
Herbert Lom
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Spartacus (1960)
Ernest Thesiger
UK
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Edward Underdown
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
Tarka the Otter (1979)
Thunderball (1965)
Henry Edwards
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Magic Box (1951)
Green for Danger (1947)
Vincent Holman
Best movies:
Peter Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Richard III (1955)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Jack Mcnaughton
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Lionel Murton
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Patton (1970)
Michael Brennan
UK
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
Thunderball (1965)
A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
Duncan Lewis
UK
Best movies:
The V.I.P.s (1963)
John Salew
UK
Best movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Alan Lawrance
UK
Best movies:
Three Men in a Boat (1975) (TV movie)