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Kath
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New Arts Theatre. London, England. Subject. A landlady and her brother entice a psychopathic young man into sexual liaisons. Genre. Black comedy. Setting. A house on the edge of a rubbish dump. Entertaining Mr Sloane is a three-act play written in 1963 by the English playwright Joe Orton. [1]
- Joe Orton
- 1964
Entertaining Mr Sloane: Directed by Douglas Hickox. With Beryl Reid, Harry Andrews, Peter McEnery, Alan Webb. Sloane, a manipulative lodger, joins Kath's household. Kemp recognizes Sloane as a murderer. Sloane kills Kemp. The story takes an unexpected turn regarding Sloane's fate, deviating from conventional justice.
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- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Douglas Hickox
- 1970
Entertaining Mr Sloane is a 1970 British black comedy film directed by Douglas Hickox. The screenplay by Clive Exton is based on the 1964 play of the same title by Joe Orton. This was the second adaptation of the play, the first having been developed for British television and broadcast by ITV on 15 July 1968. [3]
Entertaining Mr. Sloane opened in London in May of 1964 in a small “fringe” or off-Broadwaylike theatre. Its unconventional subject matter, explicit sexual themes, and coarse humor drew contradictory reviews, as did Orton’s plays throughout his career.
Entertaining Mr Sloane offers a wickedly mischievous peep at the hypocrisy behind closed doors in the swinging sixties and explores the British middle-class fascination with sex. Lead Characters. Sloane.
An aging nymphomaniac and her closeted gay brother are enamored with their father's killer and blackmail him into satisfying their outlandish desires. Watch trailers & learn more.
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1970. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. Sloane, a handsome, sexy and completely amoral young man, joins Kath's household as a lodger and proceeds to manipulate her and her brother, Ed. He is recognized by Kemp (Dadda) as the murderer of Kemp's former employer, whereupon Sloane murders Kemp.
