The Sandwich Man
1966 · 95 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis · Written by Michael Bentine
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Michael Bentine The Sandwich Man -
Dora Bryan Mrs. De Vere -
Harry H. Corbett Stage Door Keeper -
Bernard Cribbins Photographer -
Diana Dors First Billingsgate Lady - T Tracey Crisp Girl in the Black Plastic Mac
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Ian Hendry Policeman Motor Cycle -
Stanley Holloway Park Gardener -
Wilfrid Hyde-White Lord Uffingham -
Michael Medwin Sewer Man -
Ron Moody Rowing Coach -
Anna Quayle Second Billingsgate Woman
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