Kaleidoscope (1966)

Romantic comedy which has Barney Lincoln and Angel McGinnis as a pair of amorous adventurers in the gambling places of London and the Riviera. Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who ... See full summary »

Director:

Jack Smight

Writers:

Robert Carrington, Jane-Howard Carrington

Stars:

Warren Beatty, Susannah York, Clive Revill

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Warren Beatty	...	Barney Lincoln
Susannah York	...	Angel McGinnis
Clive Revill	...	Inspector 'Manny' McGinnis
Eric Porter	...	Harry Dominion
Murray Melvin	...	Aimes
George Sewell	...	Billy
Stanley Meadows	...	Dominion Captain
John Junkin	...	Dominion Porter
Larry Taylor	...	Dominion Chauffeur
Yootha Joyce	...	Museum Receptionist
Jane Birkin	...	Exquisite Thing
George Murcell	...	Johnny
Anthony Newlands	...	Leeds
Peter Blythe	...	Poker Player
Sean Lynch	...	Poker Player

Storyline

Romantic comedy which has Barney Lincoln and Angel McGinnis as a pair of amorous adventurers in the gambling places of London and the Riviera. Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin de fer because he has succeeded in marking the original plates for the backs of all the playing cards manufactured in a plant in Geneva and used in all the gambling joints in Europe. In his gambling depredation, Barney is spotted by Angel McGinnis, the daughter of a Scotland Yard Inspector 'Manny' McGinnis on the lookout for a man to do a job. The inspector enlists Barney's help in playing poker with a shady London character whom Scotland Yard wants to force to financial ruin.

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Plot Keywords:

casino | poker | poker player | cardsharp | caper | 

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Taglines:

From London to the Riviera, a hair-raising tale of gallant love and truly desperate adventure!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Bank Breaker

Filming Locations:

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Winkast Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sandra Dee was cast as the female lead but replaced

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Connections

Referenced in The Saint: The Fast Women (1967)

User Reviews

Average

The movie isn't really a comedy, or suspenseful. It relies on Beatty's charms (who does "deliver") and one good idea. However, interesting at first, you know where it's going, and the whole thing becomes too predictable and unbelievable. I kept waiting for something original to come out of the blue, but that never happened. Warren is a much better criminal in Bonnie and Clyde, $ (1972) and others.

PS Instead of Susannah (Angel) throwing the gun to the water, she could have given it to Warren (Barney!...) and he would have lost it somehow. Whatever. Not a total waste of time.