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Cast
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| Rita Tushingham | ... | Nancy Jones | |
| Ray Brooks | ... | Tolen | |
| Michael Crawford | ... | Colin | |
| Donal Donnelly | ... | Tom | |
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William Dexter | ... | Dress Shop Owner |
| Charles Dyer | ... | Man in Photo Booth | |
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Margot Thomas | ... | Female Teacher |
| John Bluthal | ... | Angry Father | |
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Helen Lennox | ... | Girl in Photo Booth |
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Wensley Pithey | ... | Teacher |
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Edgar Wreford | ... | Man in Phone Booth |
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Frank Sieman | ... | Surveyor |
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Bruce Lacey | ... | Surveyor's Asst. |
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George Chisholm | ... | Left Luggage Porter |
| Peter Copley | ... | Picture Owner | |
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Cool, sophisticated Tolen (Ray Brooks) has a monopoly on womanizing - with a long like of conquests to prove it - while the naïve, awkward Colin (Michael Crawford) desperately wants a piece of it. But when Colin falls for an innocent country girl (Rita Tushingham), it's not long before the self-assured Tolen moves in for the kill. Is all fair in love and war, or can Colin get the the knack and beat Tolen at his own game? Written by Noel Kardaris
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$364,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Tom: Just think of what you could do with a real whip, Tolen. A real whip.
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[of Tolen's "rough play" with women]Tom: Just think of what you could do with a real whip, Tolen. A real whip.
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Cool and sophisticated Tolen (Ray Brooks) has a monopoly on womanizing - with a long list of conquests to prove it - while the naive and awkward Colin (Michael Crawford) desperately wants a piece of it...
This is very strange. We start with a creepy womanizer and a man who looks up to him. This seems about right for the 1960s, and still comes off as sleazy without ever having any nudity. Well done, Richard Lester.
But then it takes a turn where the creepy guy gets even creepier and is accused of rape. While his methods are very much putting people under duress, the film decides to make a joke of rape rather than take any of it seriously. I don't know how to feel about any of this. Is anyone in this film worth looking up to?