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	\| image = Make Mine Mink FilmPoster.jpeg		\| image = Make Mine Mink FilmPoster.jpeg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]		\| director = [[w:Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]
	\| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]		\| producer = [[w:Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]
	\| writer = [[Michael Pertwee]]<br>[[Peter Blackmore (screenwriter)\|Peter Blackmore]]		\| writer = [[w:Michael Pertwee\|Michael Pertwee]]<br>[[w:Peter Blackmore (screenwriter)\|Peter Blackmore]]
	\| based_on = {{Based on\|the play ''Breath of Spring''\|[[Peter Coke]]}}		\| based_on = {{Based on\|the play ''Breath of Spring''\|[[w:Peter Coke\|Peter Coke]]}}
	\| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]]<br />[[Athene Seyler]]<br />[[Hattie Jacques]]<br />[[Billie Whitelaw]]		\| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]]<br />[[w:Athene Seyler\|Athene Seyler]]<br />[[Hattie Jacques]]<br />[[w:Billie Whitelaw\|Billie Whitelaw]]
	\| music = [[Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]		\| music = [[w:Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]
	\| cinematography = [[Reginald Wyer]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Reginald Wyer\|Reginald Wyer]]
	\| editing = Roger Cherrill		\| editing = Roger Cherrill
	\| studio = [[Rank Organisation]]		\| studio = [[w:Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]
	\| distributor = [[J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]]		\| distributor = [[w:J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors\|J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]]
	\| released = 9 August 1960 (London)		\| released = 9 August 1960 (London)
	\| runtime = 101 minutes		\| runtime = 101 minutes
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	'''''Make Mine Mink''''' is a 1960 British comedy [[farce]] film directed by [[Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]] and featuring [[Terry-Thomas]], [[Athene Seyler]], [[Hattie Jacques]] and [[Billie Whitelaw]]. The screenplay concerns a group of eccentric misfits who go on a spree, stealing [[mink]] coats for charity in a [[Robin Hood]]-style gang. It was based on the play ''Breath of Spring'' by [[Peter Coke]], and its sequels. Seyler and [[Elspeth Duxbury]] reprised their stage roles from the London production of ''Breath of Spring''.		'''''Make Mine Mink''''' is a 1960 British comedy [[w:farce\|farce]] film directed by [[w:Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]] and featuring [[Terry-Thomas]], [[w:Athene Seyler\|Athene Seyler]], [[Hattie Jacques]] and [[w:Billie Whitelaw\|Billie Whitelaw]]. The screenplay concerns a group of eccentric misfits who go on a spree, stealing [[w:mink\|mink]] coats for charity in a [[w:Robin Hood\|Robin Hood]]-style gang. It was based on the play ''Breath of Spring'' by [[w:Peter Coke\|Peter Coke]], and its sequels. Seyler and [[w:Elspeth Duxbury\|Elspeth Duxbury]] reprised their stage roles from the London production of ''Breath of Spring''.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	A group of [[lodgers]] - Major Rayne, Nanette ("Nan") and "Pinkie" Pinkerton - staying at the [[Kensington]] apartment of Dame Beatrice, an elderly philanthropist, are bored with their humdrum, restricted lives. Lily, Dame Bea's beautiful, young housekeeper, overhears an argument between their neighbours, the Spanagers. When Mrs. Spanager rejects her husband's gift of a [[mink coat]] due to his lies about his business trip, he pretends to throw the coat off their balcony, but actually just hides it. Lily snags it and gives it to her employer to show her gratitude for hiring her despite her criminal record. Dame Beatrice is at first delighted, but then assumes Lily has stolen it. She and the lodgers concoct a scheme to return the fur coat before its owners realize its absence. Despite several comical mishaps, the gang manage to do so using a plan drawn up by the retired Major. The four are so exhilarated by their escapade, they decide to steal more furs, presuming that intricacies of theft should prove no more difficult than was the return of the Spanagers' fur, with all the proceeds of their exploits being donated to [[Charitable organization\|charity]].		A group of [[w:lodgers\|lodgers]] - Major Rayne, Nanette ("Nan") and "Pinkie" Pinkerton - staying at the [[w:Kensington\|Kensington]] apartment of Dame Beatrice, an elderly philanthropist, are bored with their humdrum, restricted lives. Lily, Dame Bea's beautiful, young housekeeper, overhears an argument between their neighbours, the Spanagers. When Mrs. Spanager rejects her husband's gift of a [[mink coat]] due to his lies about his business trip, he pretends to throw the coat off their balcony, but actually just hides it. Lily snags it and gives it to her employer to show her gratitude for hiring her despite her criminal record. Dame Beatrice is at first delighted, but then assumes Lily has stolen it. She and the lodgers concoct a scheme to return the fur coat before its owners realize its absence. Despite several comical mishaps, the gang manage to do so using a plan drawn up by the retired Major. The four are so exhilarated by their escapade, they decide to steal more furs, presuming that intricacies of theft should prove no more difficult than was the return of the Spanagers' fur, with all the proceeds of their exploits being donated to [[Charitable organization\|charity]].

	Their attempt to rob Madame Spolinski's [[boutique]] goes somewhat awry, due to Pinkie's ineptitude, but they still manage to get away with a fur coat. However, they have not considered how to dispose of their loot. The Major, pretending he is writing a book on delinquency, gets Lily to direct him to a shady [[wikt:Café\|café]] in [[Limehouse]] in search of a [[Fence (criminal)\|fence]]. It turns out that Lily is behind the times; it is now run by the [[Salvation Army]]. Meanwhile, they have to hide their activities from Lily, who is now dating [[policeman]] Jim Benham.		Their attempt to rob Madame Spolinski's [[boutique]] goes somewhat awry, due to Pinkie's ineptitude, but they still manage to get away with a fur coat. However, they have not considered how to dispose of their loot. The Major, pretending he is writing a book on delinquency, gets Lily to direct him to a shady [[wikt:Café\|café]] in [[Limehouse]] in search of a [[Fence (criminal)\|fence]]. It turns out that Lily is behind the times; it is now run by the [[Salvation Army]]. Meanwhile, they have to hide their activities from Lily, who is now dating [[policeman]] Jim Benham.

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	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Major Albert Rayne [[Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath\|CB]] [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George\|CMG]] [[Member of the Royal Victorian Order\|MVO]]		* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Major Albert Rayne [[Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath\|CB]] [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George\|CMG]] [[Member of the Royal Victorian Order\|MVO]]
	* [[Athene Seyler]] as Dame Beatrice Appleby [[Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire\|DBE]]		* [[Athene Seyler]] as Dame Beatrice Appleby [[Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire\|DBE]]

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{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Make Mine Mink
| image_size =
| image = Make Mine Mink FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption =
| director = [[Robert Asher (director)|Robert Asher]]
| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)|Hugh Stewart]]
| writer = [[Michael Pertwee]]<br>[[Peter Blackmore (screenwriter)|Peter Blackmore]]
| based_on = {{Based on|the play ''Breath of Spring''|[[Peter Coke]]}}
| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]]<br />[[Athene Seyler]]<br />[[Hattie Jacques]]<br />[[Billie Whitelaw]]
| music = [[Philip Green (composer)|Philip Green]]
| cinematography = [[Reginald Wyer]]
| editing = Roger Cherrill
| studio = [[Rank Organisation]]
| distributor = [[J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]]
| released = 9 August 1960 (London)
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}

'''''Make Mine Mink''''' is a 1960 British comedy [[farce]] film directed by [[Robert Asher (director)|Robert Asher]] and featuring [[Terry-Thomas]], [[Athene Seyler]], [[Hattie Jacques]] and [[Billie Whitelaw]]. The screenplay concerns a group of eccentric misfits who go on a spree, stealing [[mink]] coats for charity in a [[Robin Hood]]-style gang. It was based on the play ''Breath of Spring'' by [[Peter Coke]], and its sequels. Seyler and [[Elspeth Duxbury]] reprised their stage roles from the London production of ''Breath of Spring''.

==Plot==
A group of [[lodgers]] - Major Rayne, Nanette ("Nan") and "Pinkie" Pinkerton - staying at the [[Kensington]] apartment of Dame Beatrice, an elderly philanthropist, are bored with their humdrum, restricted lives. Lily, Dame Bea's beautiful, young housekeeper, overhears an argument between their neighbours, the Spanagers. When Mrs. Spanager rejects her husband's gift of a [[mink coat]] due to his lies about his business trip, he pretends to throw the coat off their balcony, but actually just hides it. Lily snags it and gives it to her employer to show her gratitude for hiring her despite her criminal record. Dame Beatrice is at first delighted, but then assumes Lily has stolen it. She and the lodgers concoct a scheme to return the fur coat before its owners realize its absence. Despite several comical mishaps, the gang manage to do so using a plan drawn up by the retired Major. The four are so exhilarated by their escapade, they decide to steal more furs, presuming that intricacies of theft should prove no more difficult than was the return of the Spanagers' fur, with all the proceeds of their exploits being donated to [[Charitable organization|charity]].

Their attempt to rob Madame Spolinski's [[boutique]] goes somewhat awry, due to Pinkie's ineptitude, but they still manage to get away with a fur coat. However, they have not considered how to dispose of their loot. The Major, pretending he is writing a book on delinquency, gets Lily to direct him to a shady [[wikt:Café|café]] in [[Limehouse]] in search of a [[Fence (criminal)|fence]]. It turns out that Lily is behind the times; it is now run by the [[Salvation Army]]. Meanwhile, they have to hide their activities from Lily, who is now dating [[policeman]] Jim Benham.

When they catch a burglar hiding under Pinkie's bed, they agree to let him go on condition that he direct them to a fence. Dame Beatrice goes to make contact with the fence, only to discover, to her chagrin, that it is her own nephew Freddie. The £550 he pays her goes to an [[orphanage]] in dire straits. The quartet then go on a burglary spree. Their amateurish escapades become widely reported in the newspapers, one of which calls them "[[Pension|superannuated]] Beatniks". On more than one occasion, they narrowly evade capture.

Then Lily discovers what they are doing. Horrified, she explains how lucky they are not to be behind bars and makes them promise to stop their criminal activities. However, when Dame Beatrice receives an urgent request for money for a children's home, they decide to pull off one last job. The Major plans a raid on a high-tone, but illegal gambling party. Dame Beatrice pretends to be a gambler, while the rest of the group dress up as police officers. They stage a phoney raid of the premises, planning to make away with all the fur coats in the cloakroom, but a real police raid minutes later tests their mettle. They manage to escape with a few furs.

Lily confronts them when she sees the new furs. When Inspector Pape from Scotland Yard turns up, they expect to be arrested. However, they are relieved to discover the inspector has come round regarding a fur reported stolen from Nan (by Pinkie, as it turns out). Once the inspector departs, a furious Lily extracts a promise to stop stealing furs.

Then another plea reaches Dame Beatrice for a sorely needed charitable donation. She reminds her partners in crime that they promised not to steal furs only. When Lily and Jim go to see the [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|Crown Jewels]], as they are leaving, Lily thinks the four [[Yeoman Warders|Beefeaters]] heading into the chamber holding the jewellery look familiar, then dismisses the fantastic idea. However, her instincts are correct.

==Cast==
* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Major Albert Rayne [[Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] [[Member of the Royal Victorian Order|MVO]]
* [[Athene Seyler]] as Dame Beatrice Appleby [[Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|DBE]]
* [[Hattie Jacques]] as Nanette "Nan" Parry
* [[Elspeth Duxbury]] as Elizabeth "Pinkie" Pinkerton
* [[Billie Whitelaw]] as Lily Thompson
* [[Jack Hedley]] as Jim Benham
* [[Raymond Huntley]] as Inspector Pape
* [[Irene Handl]] as Madame Spolinski
* [[Sydney Tafler]] as Mr. Spanager
* [[Joan Heal]] as Mrs. Spanager
* [[Penny Morrell]] as Gertrude, Madame Spolinski's shop assistant
* [[Freddie Frinton]] as Drunk
* [[Michael Balfour (actor)|Michael Balfour]] as Doorman
* [[Noel Purcell (actor)|Noel Purcell]] as Burglar
* [[Kenneth Williams]] as Hon. Freddie Warrington
* [[Dorinda Stevens]] as Jean (uncredited)
* [[Denis Shaw]] as café proprietor (uncredited)
* [[Michael Peake]] as café customer (uncredited)
* [[Peter Vaughan]] as police officer (uncredited)
* [[Walter Horsbrugh]] as children's home head (uncredited)

==Reception==
[[Bosley Crowther]], critic for ''[[The New York Times]]'', gave it a generally favourable review, writing, "it has bumpy stretches where the script writer's clumsy jointing shows. But, on the whole, it is a comical conveyance for the cut-ups of its skillful cast."<ref>{{cite news |title=Make Mine Mink (1960) / Screen: Farcical Felons:Terry-Thomas Stars in 'Make Mine Mink' |author=Bosley Crowther |newspaper=The New York Times |date=20 December 1960 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE4DE1531EF3ABC4851DFB467838B679EDE&partner=Rotten%2520Tomatoes}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported, "The humor is episodic, but Robert Asher has directed the lively screenplay briskly enough, and the camerawork is okay. The four members of the gang do their chores admirably, with Seyler outstanding."<ref>{{cite journal |date=31 December 1959 |title=Based on Peter Coke's West End comedy Breath of Spring, plot concerns the blundering excursions into crime of a bunch of pinheaded amateurs, who specialize in lifting valuable furs and devoting the loot to charity. |journal=Variety |url=https://variety.com/1959/film/reviews/make-mine-mink-1200419668/}}</ref> Dennis Schwartz was less enthused, giving ''Make Mine Mink'' a grade of C+ and stating, "The Brit humor from the implausible farce escaped me, though the dicey comedy of errors venture might appeal to fans of Terry-Thomas – someone I never acquired a taste for."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~ozus/makeminemink.html |title=Make Mine Mink: "Whimsical comedy." |publisher=Ozus' World Movie Reviews |date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0054049}}
* {{amg movie|30921}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=82463}}

[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:1960s crime comedy films]]
[[Category:British crime comedy films]]
[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
[[Category:British films based on plays]]
[[Category:Films directed by Robert Asher]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios]]
[[Category:1960 comedy films]]
[[Category:1960s British films]]