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Joey Boy (1965)

Joey Boy (1965)

Comedy

On active Self-Service!

Release Date: 1965, January 1
Directors: Frank Launder
Countries: United Kingdom
Cast: Eric Pohlmann, Derek Nimmo, Percy Herbert, John Phillips, Bill Fraser, Wanda Ventham, Stanley Baxter, John Harvey, Thorley Walters, Moira Lister, Lance Percival, Harry H. Corbett

Overview:

While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline. But the dolce vita crumbles when police arrive in a lightning raid, and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside. Thus the lads find themselves heading off to Italy, determined to make the best of it...