A wonderfully warm film presenting the flipside view to the Swinging Sixties dream as it fades into the Sour Seventies.
A superb performance from Peter Sellers out of his comfort zone as Sam, a Northern music hall entertainer facing the trials and tribulations of getting old.
Barely scraping enough together as a street performer to feed himself and his scruffy mongrel, Sam is befriended by two neglected kids, equally scruffy, who live in a nearby slum.
The movie features a great score from Lionel Bart, including the beautiful Sometimes, sung by Sellers accompanying himself on a ukulele.
Buster Keaton was originally considered for the lead, but the backers of the film refused to support the project with him as the star. John Mills was then cast but suffered a broken leg and the project was postponed until many years later.
Sam
Peter Sellers Chrissie Ellis Marjorie Yates Liz
Donna Mullane Mark
John Chaffey Bob Ellis David Daker Mrs Bonini
Pat Ashton Georgie
Keith Chegwin
Director
Anthony Simmons
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