Anthony Newley
Sammy "Lee" Leeman
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The Small World of Sammy Lee is a 1963 British black-and-white comedy-drama crime film written and directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Julia Foster and Robert Stephens.
The Small World of Sammy Lee: Directed by Ken Hughes. With Anthony Newley, Julia Foster, Robert Stephens, Wilfrid Brambell. The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.
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- Drama
- Ken Hughes
- 1963-04
The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sammy Lee is the quick-witted master of ceremonies at the Peepshow Club, a sleazy striptease joint in Soho. In debt to a gangster-bookie, he has just 5 hours to raise £300 or face a brutal beating.
- Ken Hughes, Christopher Dryhurst
- Anthony Newley
Where Love Comes Cheap... Money Comes Hard...And Life is a Girl With a Suitcase a Thousand Miles From Home. Overview. The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money. Ken Hughes. Director, Screenplay. Written by CinemaSerf on February 2, 2024.
Directed by Ken Hughes, the film is a tour de force showcase for showbusiness renaissance man Anthony Newley, who stars in the titular role of two-bit hustler and Soho strip-joint compere Sammy 'Lee' Leeman (he anglicized his Jewish name because he thought it would be easier).
The Small World of Sammy Lee. The owner of a seedy strip club in London's Soho district struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.
- Comedy
