Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970)

Sloane, a handsome, sexy and completely amoral young man, joins Kath's household as a lodger and proceeds to manipulate her and her brother, Ed. He is recognized by Kemp (Dadda) as the ... See full summary »

Director:

Douglas Hickox

Writers:

Clive Exton (screenplay), Joe Orton (play)

Stars:

Beryl Reid, Harry Andrews, Peter McEnery

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Beryl Reid	...	Kath
Harry Andrews	...	Ed
Peter McEnery	...	Mr. Sloane
Alan Webb	...	Kemp ('Dadda')

Storyline

Sloane, a handsome, sexy and completely amoral young man, joins Kath's household as a lodger and proceeds to manipulate her and her brother, Ed. He is recognized by Kemp (Dadda) as the murderer of Kemp's former employer, whereupon Sloane murders Kemp. Sloane's "just desserts" are not what one would expect.

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Plot Keywords:

lodger | nymphomaniac | gay marriage | criminal deception | elderly man | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1970 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Enas andras gia oles tis douleies

Filming Locations:

Brockley, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canterbury Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Broadway production of "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" by Joe Orton opened at the Lyceum Theater in New York on October 12, 1965 and ran for 13 performances. The Joe Orton play was the basis for the screenplay by Clive Exton for the movie version.

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Quotes

Sloane: [to Ed (having just murdered Ed's father)] You wouldn't put me away, would you?... I'm impressionable. Think what the nick would do to me. I'd pick up criminal connections.

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Connections

Version of ITV Playhouse: Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Entertaining Mr. Sloane"
(uncredited)
Written and performed by Georgie Fame

User Reviews

Controversial film way ahead of its time in sophistication...

ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE is certainly an uneven adaptation of the Joe Orton play, but it does create a few sparks with the performances of BERYL REID as Kath, PETER McENERY as Sloane and HARRY ANDREWS as Ed. The trio is involved in a three-way affair with Mr. Sloane who charms them both with his good looks and apparently bi-sexual leanings.

It's certainly not the usual fare one expects to see on screen, even in the '70s when the material was considered quite daring. But the script gives the three principals some rich material to work with and the film now has a cult status with fans of black comedy.

Orton is the gay playwright who was killed by his lover who then committed suicide and was dead before this film version of his hit London play was made. Whether he would have approved of some of the changes is debatable, but it still has the power to shock and cause ripples of laughter despite the darkness of the theme.

Summing up: As oddball as they come.