Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970): Cast & Plot
Entertaining Mr. Sloane is a 1970 comedy drama directed by Douglas Hickox, starring Peter McEnery as Mr. Sloane, Beryl Reid and Alan Webb. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 34m (94 min)
- Director
- Douglas Hickox
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Canterbury Film Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Entertaining Mr. Sloane About?
The premise of Entertaining Mr. Sloane without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Nobody’s perfect. A woman and her closeted brother meet a stranger sunbathing on a gravestone and, intrigued, invite him to become their lodger. Their aging father, however, recognises the man as the killer of his former boss. The siblings hope past sins can be forgiven if he agrees to meet their demands.
Entertaining Mr. Sloane Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- crime literature on screen
- male rape victim
- bare chested man
- abuse of power
- abusive relationship
- chamber thriller
- british humoristic literature on screen
- british crime literature on screen
- 1960s literature on screen
- european humoristic literature on screen
- european crime literature on screen
- daughter matronizes her father
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- based on a stage play
- female sexual predator
- lodger
- freeze frame
- female wears a swimsuit
- barefoot female
- matronizing
- cabriolet
- dark comedy
- stabbed with a pitchfork
- pitchfork
- graveyard
- cemetery
- abusive woman
- emotional abuse
- vito russo test passed
- apology
- literature on screen
- european literature on screen
- british literature on screen
- 20th century literature on screen
- humoristic literature on screen
- bloody hands
- title same as book
- man's shirt accidentally rides up
- broken eyeglasses
- physical exercise
- father spies on his daughter
- mustached man
- pregnancy
- sexual abuse
- actress recreates her stage role
- murder
- forced marriage
- comedy of manners
- hypocritical man
- hypocritical woman
- wedding ceremony
Entertaining Mr. Sloane Cast & Characters
Peter McEnery leads the cast as Mr. Sloane, with Beryl Reid as Kath and Alan Webb as Kemp ('Dadda'). Directed by Douglas Hickox; 5 actors are credited in all.
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Director Douglas Hickox
- Peter McEnery as Mr. Sloane
- Beryl Reid as Kath
- Alan Webb as Kemp ('Dadda')
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Harry Andrews as Ed
Also Starring in Entertaining Mr. Sloane
· 1 more- Charles Sinnickson Vicar (uncredited)
More from Douglas Hickox
More films directed by Douglas Hickox, best-rated first: Theater of Blood, Blackout, The Master of Ballantrae and The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Entertaining Mr. Sloane Plot Summary
What happens in Entertaining Mr. Sloane from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a gray suburb of London, this darkly comic drama threads together murder, sexuality, and power as it follows a young, amoral drifter with a shadowy past. Kath Beryl Reid is a lonely middle-aged woman living with her aging father, Kemp Alan Webb, known to the neighborhood as DaDa. When she encounters Mr. Sloane Peter McEnery sunbathing and exercising on a grave in the cemetery near her home, she invites him to become a lodger, and soon she seduces him.
Her brother, Ed Harry Andrews, who is closeted, makes Sloane the chauffeur of his pink 1959 Pontiac Parisienne convertible, complete with a tight leather uniform. Kemp recognizes Sloane as the man who killed his boss years before and lashes out, stabbing him in the leg with a gardening tool.
Full summary
The whole story of Entertaining Mr. Sloane, scene by scene
Entertaining Mr. Sloane Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Entertaining Mr. Sloane.
How Well Do You Know Entertaining Mr. Sloane?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Cars in Entertaining Mr. Sloane
12 cars on screen, including the 1959 Pontiac Parisienne and the 1953 BSA Winged Wheel.
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1959 Pontiac Parisienne Main role -
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AEC Routemaster Minor role -
1965 Austin 1800 MkI Background role
Entertaining Mr. Sloane Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “O Desejável Mr. Sloane” and “Le Frère, la sœur... et l'autre”.
- Also known as
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- O Desejável Mr. Sloane
- Le Frère, la sœur... et l'autre
- Enas andras gia oles tis douleies
- Underbare Mr. Sloane
- Le frère, la soeur... et l'autre
- Seid nett zu Mr. Sloane
- 슬로언 씨를 위하여
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Entertaining Mr. Sloane FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Entertaining Mr. Sloane, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Entertaining Mr. Sloane?
Entertaining Mr. Sloane runs 1 hour 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was Entertaining Mr. Sloane released?
Entertaining Mr. Sloane was released on April 8, 1970.
Who directed Entertaining Mr. Sloane?
Entertaining Mr. Sloane was directed by Douglas Hickox.
More films by Douglas Hickox Who is in the cast of Entertaining Mr. Sloane?
Entertaining Mr. Sloane stars Peter McEnery as Mr. Sloane, Beryl Reid as Kath and Alan Webb as Kemp ('Dadda'), among 5 credited actors.
Does Entertaining Mr. Sloane have a post-credit scene?
No. Entertaining Mr. Sloane has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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