A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.
Rita Tushingham
Nancy Jones
Ray Brooks
Tolen
Michael Crawford
Colin
Donal Donnelly
Tom
William Dexter
Dress Shop Owner
Charles Dyer
Man in Photo Booth
Margot Thomas
Female Teacher
John Bluthal
Angry Father
Wensley Pithey
Teacher
Frank Sieman
Surveyor
Bruce Lacey
Surveyor's Asst.
Peter Copley
Picture Owner
Timothy Bateson
Junkyard Owner
Dandy Nichols
Tom's Landlady
Jane Birkin
Girl on Motorbike (uncredited)
Jacqueline Bisset
Extra (uncredited)
Pattie Boyd
Girl Perfuming Ankle (uncredited)
Eve Eden
Eve (uncredited)
Julian Holloway
Guardsman (uncredited)
Charlotte Rampling
Water Skier (uncredited)
Lucille Soong
Girl in Sauna (uncredited)
Wanda Ventham
Gym Mistress (uncredited)
Kenneth Farrington
Guardsman
Richard Lester
Director
Oscar Lewenstein
Producer
May 1, 1959
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Apr 19, 2019
Mar 30, 2001
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Sep 26, 2014
Aug 4, 2000
Woodfall Film Productions
GB
United Kingdom
English