Joey Boy

While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline. But the dolce vita crumbles when police arrive in a lightning raid, and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside. Thus the lads find themselves heading off to Italy, determined to make the best of it...

Director: Frank Launder

Cast: Harry H. Corbett, Stanley Baxter, Bill Fraser, Reg Varney, Lance Percival, John Harvey, Wanda Ventham, Freddie Mills

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