Make Mine Mink (1960): Cast & Plot
Make Mine Mink is a 1960 comedy directed by Robert Asher, starring Athene Seyler as Dame Beatrice Appleby, Billie Whitelaw and Hattie Jacques. It runs 1 hour 41 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 41m (101 min)
- Director
- Robert Asher
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- The Rank Organisation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Make Mine Mink About?
The premise of Make Mine Mink without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set in a Knightsbridge mansion block, a group of older ladies bored by the monotony of tea‑time plot to rob furriers and donate the loot to charity. Led by retired army officer Terry Thomas, the gang—including Athene Seyler and Hattie Jacques—hits complications when their maid, ex‑con Billie Whitelaw, falls for a police officer, endangering capers.
Make Mine Mink Themes & Keywords
· 10 tags- robbery
- mink coat
- fence
- farce
- alliteration in title
- charity
- police
- london england
- based on play
- independent film
Make Mine Mink Cast & Characters
Athene Seyler leads the cast as Dame Beatrice Appleby, with Billie Whitelaw as Lily and Hattie Jacques as Nanette Parry. Directed by Robert Asher; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director Robert Asher
- Athene Seyler as Dame Beatrice Appleby
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Billie Whitelaw as Lily - Hattie Jacques as Nanette Parry
- Terry-Thomas as Major Albert Rayne
Also Starring in Make Mine Mink
· 12 more- Elspeth Duxbury Elizabeth "Pinkie" Pinkerton
- Sydney Tafler Lionel Spanager
- Joan Heal Dora Spanager
- Irene Handl Madame Spolinski
- Jack Hedley Jim Benham
- Freddie Frinton Drunk
- Raymond Huntley Inspector Pape
- Peter Vaughan Policeman in Car
- Noel Purcell Burglar
- Kenneth Williams Hon. Freddie Warrington
- Peter Bathurst Gambler
- Penny Morrell Gertrude
More from Robert Asher
More films directed by Robert Asher: Press for Time, The Early Bird, The Intelligence Men and A Stitch in Time.
Make Mine Mink Plot Summary
What happens in Make Mine Mink from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Lily, Billie Whitelaw, the enchanting young housekeeper, works for the kindly but quick-witted Dame Beatrice Appleby, Athene Seyler, in a quiet Kensington flat. The trio of lodgers—Major Albert Rayne, Terry-Thomas; Nanette Parry, known as Nan, Hattie Jacques; and Elizabeth “Pinkie” Pinkerton, Elspeth Duxbury—keep their days small and their ambitions even smaller, until a neighborly squabble stirs a mischievous desire for a brighter, if riskier, life. Their neighbours, the Spanagers, Lionel and Dora Spanager, Sydney Tafler and Joan Heal, quarrel over a mink coat—an argument that sets Lily’s wheels turning when the coat’s supposed benefactor, Dora’s husband, lies about a business trip and the coat is later “thrown” off a balcony.
Full summary
The whole story of Make Mine Mink, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Make Mine Mink?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What is the name of the young housekeeper who works for Dame Beatrice?
Cars in Make Mine Mink
4 cars on screen, including the 1958 Bedford CAS Mk2 and the 1953 Wolseley 6/80.
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1958 Bedford CAS Mk2 -
1953 Wolseley 6/80 -
1955 Wolseley 6/90 Series I -
1957 Wolseley 6/90 Series II
Make Mine Mink Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Un vison pour mademoiselle” and “Ein Nerz an der Angel”.
- Also known as
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- Un vison pour mademoiselle
- Ein Nerz an der Angel
- 小偷奇遇记
- Ladrões de Casacos
- Заверните мне норку
- A me il visone
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Movies Like Make Mine Mink
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Make Me an Offer!, A Mouse with the Men and Ladies Who Do.
Make Mine Mink FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Make Mine Mink, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Make Mine Mink?
Make Mine Mink runs 1 hour 41 minutes (101 minutes).
When was Make Mine Mink released?
Make Mine Mink was released on August 9, 1960.
Who directed Make Mine Mink?
Make Mine Mink was directed by Robert Asher.
More films by Robert Asher Who is in the cast of Make Mine Mink?
Make Mine Mink stars Athene Seyler as Dame Beatrice Appleby, Billie Whitelaw as Lily and Hattie Jacques as Nanette Parry, among 16 credited actors.
Does Make Mine Mink have a post-credit scene?
No. Make Mine Mink has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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