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	==Production==		==Production==
	British Lion had been owned by the government. In 1964 the Conservative government had it denationalised. Among the films made by British Lion in its first year of independence were ''Joey Boy'', ''[[Rotten to the Core (film)\|Rotten to the Core]]'', ''[[Dr Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Dr Terror's House of Horrors]]''. By November 1965 British Lion were seeking re-nationalisation.<ref>British Lion directors seek renationalisation		British Lion had been owned by the government. In 1964 the Conservative government had it denationalised. Among the films made by British Lion in its first year of independence were ''Joey Boy'', ''[[Rotten to the Core (film)\|Rotten to the Core]]'', ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Dr. Terror's House of Horrors]]''. By November 1965 British Lion were seeking re-nationalisation.<ref>British Lion directors seek renationalisation
	Our own Reporter. The Guardian 19 Nov 1965: 24.</ref>		Our own Reporter. The Guardian 19 Nov 1965: 24.</ref>

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Synopsis

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	After a gang of [[London]] [[~~Spivs~~]] are arrested for running an illegal [[gambling den]] during the [[Second World War]] they are offered a choice between prison and a tour of duty with the [[British Army]] putting their unique talents to work.		After a gang of [[London]] [[Spiv]]s are arrested for running an illegal [[gambling den]] during the [[Second World War]] they are offered a choice between prison and a tour of duty with the [[British Army]] putting their unique talents to work.

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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	~~{{Short description\|1965 British comedy war film}}~~
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Joey Boy		\| name = Joey Boy
	\| image = Joey Boy (film).jpg		\| image = Joey Boy (film).jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[~~w:Frank Launder\|~~Frank Launder]]		\| director = [[Frank Launder]]
	\| producer = [[~~w:Sidney Gilliat\|~~Sidney Gilliat]]		\| producer = [[Sidney Gilliat]]
	\| writer = Frank Launder<br>Mike Watts (adaptation and screenplay)		\| writer = Frank Launder<br>Mike Watts (adaptation and screenplay)
	\| based_on = a novel by [[~~w:Eddie Chapman\|~~Eddie Chapman]]		\| based_on = a novel by [[Eddie Chapman]]
	\| starring = [[Harry H. Corbett]]<br> [[Stanley Baxter]]<br> [[Bill Fraser]]<br> [[Percy Herbert (actor)\|Percy Herbert]]<br> [[Lance Percival]]<br> [[Reg Varney]]		\| starring = [[Harry H. Corbett]]<br> [[Stanley Baxter]]<br> [[Bill Fraser]]<br> [[Percy Herbert (actor)\|Percy Herbert]]<br> [[Lance Percival]]<br> [[Reg Varney]]
	\| music = [[w:Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]		\| music = [[Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]
	\| cinematography = [[~~w:Arthur Lavis\|~~Arthur Lavis]]		\| cinematography = [[Arthur Lavis]]
	\| editing = John Shirley		\| editing = John Shirley
	\| studio = Temgrange		\| studio = Temgrange
	\| distributor = [[~~w:British Lion Films\|~~British Lion Films]] (UK)		\| distributor = [[British Lion Films]] (UK)
	\| released = 1965		\| released = 1965
	\| runtime = 91 minutes		\| runtime = 91 minutes
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	}}		}}
	'''''Joey Boy''''' is a 1965 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy]] [[~~w:war film\|~~war film]] directed by [[~~w:Frank Launder\|~~Frank Launder]] and starring [[Harry H. Corbett]], [[Stanley Baxter]], [[Bill Fraser]], [[Percy Herbert (actor)\|Percy Herbert]], [[Lance Percival]], [[Reg Varney]] and [[Thorley Walters]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712181221/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Joey Boy (1965)\|work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/joey-boy/review/102791/\|title=Joey Boy\|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> The film was based on the 1959 novel by [[~~w:Eddie Chapman\|~~Eddie Chapman]].<ref>JOEY BOY		'''''Joey Boy''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film\|comedy]] [[war film]] directed by [[Frank Launder]] and starring [[Harry H. Corbett]], [[Stanley Baxter]], [[Bill Fraser]], [[Percy Herbert (actor)\|Percy Herbert]], [[Lance Percival]], [[Reg Varney]] and [[Thorley Walters]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712181221/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Joey Boy (1965)\|work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/joey-boy/review/102791/\|title=Joey Boy\|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> The film was based on the 1959 novel by [[Eddie Chapman]].<ref>JOEY BOY
	Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (Jan 1, 1965): 56.</ref>		Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (Jan 1, 1965): 56.</ref>

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	After a gang of [[~~w:London\|~~London]] [[~~w:Spivs\|~~Spivs]] are arrested for running an illegal [[~~w:gambling den\|~~gambling den]] during the [[w:Second World War]] they are offered a choice between prison and a tour of duty with the [[~~w:British Army\|~~British Army]] putting their unique talents to work.		After a gang of [[London]] [[Spivs]] are arrested for running an illegal [[gambling den]] during the [[Second World War]] they are offered a choice between prison and a tour of duty with the [[British Army]] putting their unique talents to work.

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb title\|0059334}}		*{{IMDb title\|0059334}}

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	[[Category:1965 films]]		[[Category:1965 films]]

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	{{Short description\|1965 British comedy war film}}		{{Short description\|1965 British comedy war film}}
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=June 2015}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=June 2015}}~~
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Joey Boy		\| name = Joey Boy
	\| image = ~~"Joey_Boy"_~~(~~1965_film~~).jpg		\| image = Joey Boy (film).jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Frank Launder]]		\| director = [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]]
	\| producer = [[Sidney Gilliat]]		\| producer = [[w:Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]]
	\| writer = Frank Launder<br>Mike Watts (adaptation and screenplay)		\| writer = Frank Launder<br>Mike Watts (adaptation and screenplay)
	\| based_on = a novel by [[Eddie Chapman]]		\| based_on = a novel by [[w:Eddie Chapman\|Eddie Chapman]]
	\| starring = [[Harry H. Corbett]]<br> [[Stanley Baxter]]<br> [[Bill Fraser]]<br> [[Percy Herbert (actor)\|Percy Herbert]]<br> [[Lance Percival]]<br> [[Reg Varney]]		\| starring = [[Harry H. Corbett]]<br> [[Stanley Baxter]]<br> [[Bill Fraser]]<br> [[Percy Herbert (actor)\|Percy Herbert]]<br> [[Lance Percival]]<br> [[Reg Varney]]
	\| music = [[Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]		\| music = [[w:Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]
	\| cinematography = [[Arthur Lavis]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Arthur Lavis\|Arthur Lavis]]
	\| editing = John Shirley		\| editing = John Shirley
	\| studio = Temgrange		\| studio = Temgrange
	\| distributor = [[British Lion Films]] (UK)		\| distributor = [[w:British Lion Films\|British Lion Films]] (UK)
	\| released = 1965		\| released = 1965
	\| runtime = 91 minutes		\| runtime = 91 minutes
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	}}		}}
	'''''Joey Boy''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film\|comedy]] [[war film]] directed by [[Frank Launder]] and starring [[Harry H. Corbett]], [[Stanley Baxter]], [[Bill Fraser]], [[Percy Herbert (actor)\|Percy Herbert]], [[Lance Percival]], [[Reg Varney]] and [[Thorley Walters]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712181221/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Joey Boy (1965)\|work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/joey-boy/review/102791/\|title=Joey Boy\|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> The film was based on the 1959 novel by [[Eddie Chapman]].<ref>JOEY BOY		'''''Joey Boy''''' is a 1965 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy]] [[w:war film\|war film]] directed by [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]] and starring [[Harry H. Corbett]], [[Stanley Baxter]], [[Bill Fraser]], [[Percy Herbert (actor)\|Percy Herbert]], [[Lance Percival]], [[Reg Varney]] and [[Thorley Walters]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712181221/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Joey Boy (1965)\|work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/joey-boy/review/102791/\|title=Joey Boy\|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> The film was based on the 1959 novel by [[w:Eddie Chapman\|Eddie Chapman]].<ref>JOEY BOY
	Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (Jan 1, 1965): 56.</ref>		Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (Jan 1, 1965): 56.</ref>

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	After a gang of [[London]] [[Spivs]] are arrested for running an illegal [[gambling den]] during the [[Second World War]] they are offered a choice between prison and a tour of duty with the [[British Army]] putting their unique talents to work.		After a gang of [[w:London\|London]] [[w:Spivs\|Spivs]] are arrested for running an illegal [[w:gambling den\|gambling den]] during the [[w:Second World War]] they are offered a choice between prison and a tour of duty with the [[w:British Army\|British Army]] putting their unique talents to work.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	''The Guardian'' called it a "hopelessly ramshackle vehicle" for Harry Corbett.<ref>A clash of symbols from Russia		''The Guardian'' called it a "hopelessly ramshackle vehicle" for Harry Corbett.<ref>A clash of symbols from Russia The Guardian 10 May 1965: 4</ref>
	The Guardian 10 May 1965: 4</ref>

	''Britmovie'' wrote, "despite pretensions to follow in the same vein as the Boulting Brothers ''[[Private's Progress]]'' there’s a distinct lack of humour here, the combined talents of TV comics Harry H. Corbett, Reg Varney and Stanley Baxter are sadly wasted in this fitful film."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Joey-Boy_1965\|title=Joey Boy\|work=britmovie.co.uk\|access-date=2 October 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004012553/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Joey-Boy_1965\|archive-date=4 October 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		''Britmovie'' wrote, "despite pretensions to follow in the same vein as the Boulting Brothers ''[[Private's Progress]]'' there’s a distinct lack of humour here, the combined talents of TV comics Harry H. Corbett, Reg Varney and Stanley Baxter are sadly wasted in this fitful film."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Joey-Boy_1965\|title=Joey Boy\|work=britmovie.co.uk\|access-date=2 October 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004012553/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Joey-Boy_1965\|archive-date=4 October 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{{Short description|1965 British comedy war film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Joey Boy
| image = "Joey_Boy"_(1965_film).jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Frank Launder]]
| producer = [[Sidney Gilliat]]
| writer = Frank Launder Mike Watts (adaptation and screenplay)
| based_on = a novel by [[Eddie Chapman]]
| starring = [[Harry H. Corbett]] [[Stanley Baxter]] [[Bill Fraser]] [[Percy Herbert (actor)|Percy Herbert]] [[Lance Percival]] [[Reg Varney]]
| music = [[Philip Green (composer)|Philip Green]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur Lavis]]
| editing = John Shirley
| studio = Temgrange
| distributor = [[British Lion Films]] (UK)
| released = 1965
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''Joey Boy''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[war film]] directed by [[Frank Launder]] and starring [[Harry H. Corbett]], [[Stanley Baxter]], [[Bill Fraser]], [[Percy Herbert (actor)|Percy Herbert]], [[Lance Percival]], [[Reg Varney]] and [[Thorley Walters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712181221/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ad9c818|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-12|title=Joey Boy (1965)|work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/joey-boy/review/102791/|title=Joey Boy|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> The film was based on the 1959 novel by [[Eddie Chapman]].<ref>JOEY BOY
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (Jan 1, 1965): 56.</ref>

==Synopsis==
After a gang of [[London]] [[Spivs]] are arrested for running an illegal [[gambling den]] during the [[Second World War]] they are offered a choice between prison and a tour of duty with the [[British Army]] putting their unique talents to work.

==Cast==
* [[Harry H. Corbett]] as Joey Boy Thompson
* [[Stanley Baxter]] as Benny 'The Kid' Lindowski
* [[Bill Fraser]] as Sergeant Major Dobbs
* [[Percy Herbert (actor)|Percy Herbert]] as Mad George Long
* [[Lance Percival]] as Clarence Doubleday
* [[Reg Varney]] as Rabbit Malone
* [[Moira Lister]] as Lady Thameridge
* [[Derek Nimmo]] as Lieutenant Hope
* [[Thorley Walters]] as Colonel Grant
* [[John Arnatt]] as Brigadier Charles Chapman
* [[Eric Pohlmann]] as Antonio
* [[John Phillips (actor)|John Phillips]] as Inspector Morgan
* [[Lloyd Lamble]] as Sir John Averycorn
* [[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]] as Tom Hobson
* [[Basil Dignam]] as General
* [[Vicki Woolf]] as Gina

==Production==
British Lion had been owned by the government. In 1964 the Conservative government had it denationalised. Among the films made by British Lion in its first year of independence were ''Joey Boy'', ''[[Rotten to the Core (film)|Rotten to the Core]]'', ''[[Dr Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Dr Terror's House of Horrors]]''. By November 1965 British Lion were seeking re-nationalisation.<ref>British Lion directors seek renationalisation
Our own Reporter. The Guardian 19 Nov 1965: 24.</ref>

==Critical reception==
''The Guardian'' called it a "hopelessly ramshackle vehicle" for Harry Corbett.<ref>A clash of symbols from Russia
The Guardian 10 May 1965: 4</ref>

''Britmovie'' wrote, "despite pretensions to follow in the same vein as the Boulting Brothers ''[[Private's Progress]]'' there’s a distinct lack of humour here, the combined talents of TV comics Harry H. Corbett, Reg Varney and Stanley Baxter are sadly wasted in this fitful film."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Joey-Boy_1965|title=Joey Boy|work=britmovie.co.uk|access-date=2 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004012553/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Joey-Boy_1965|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0059334}}

{{Launder and Gilliat}}

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