The Green Man

The Green Man (1956) is a comedy, crime film directed by Robert Day, Basil Dearden rated 7.0/10.

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.

Cast

Alastair Sim

Hawkins

George Cole

William Blake

Terry-Thomas

Charles Boughtflower

Jill Adams

Ann Vincent

Raymond Huntley

Sir Gregory Upshott

Colin Gordon

Reginald Willoughby-Cruft

Avril Angers

Marigold

John Chandos

McKechnie

Eileen Moore

Joan Wood

Arthur Brough

Landlord

Dora Bryan

Lily

Richard Wattis

Doctor