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The Small World of Sammy Lee is a 1963 British black-and-white comedy-drama crime film written and directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Julia Foster and Robert Stephens.
The Small World of Sammy Lee: Directed by Ken Hughes. With Anthony Newley, Julia Foster, Robert Stephens, Wilfrid Brambell. The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.
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- Drama
- Ken Hughes
- 1963-04
Directed by Ken Hughes, the film is a tour de force showcase for showbusiness renaissance man Anthony Newley, who stars in the titular role of two-bit hustler and Soho strip-joint compere Sammy 'Lee' Leeman (he anglicized his Jewish name because he thought it would be easier).
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- Elgin Films
- Ken Hughes
Sammy Lee is the quick-witted master of ceremonies at the Peepshow Club, a sleazy striptease joint in Soho. In debt to a gangster-bookie, he has just 5 hours to raise £300 or face a brutal beating.
Ken Hughes. Director, Screenplay. Written by CinemaSerf on February 2, 2024. The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.
Film. The Small World of Sammy Lee – A British Classic restored – words Paul Risker. While over half a decade has passed since the 1963 theatrical release of Ken Hughes ’ The Small World of Sammy Lee, it retains an air of vitality, moving along with a youthful spring in its step.
The owner of a seedy strip club in London's Soho district struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.
- Comedy
