The Best House in London
The Best House in London

The Best House in London

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1969
1h 37m
4.0(9 votes)
Comedy

Overview

In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

David Hemmings

Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne

David Hemmings
Acting

Joanna Pettet

Josephine Pacefoot

Joanna Pettet
Acting

George Sanders

Sir Francis Leybourne

George Sanders
Acting

Dany Robin

Babette

Dany Robin
Acting

Warren Mitchell

Count Pandolfo

Warren Mitchell
Acting

John Bird

Home Secretary

John Bird
Acting

William Rushton

Sylvester Wall

William Rushton
Acting

Bill Fraser

Inspector MacPherson

Bill Fraser
Acting

Avril Angers

Flora's Mother

Avril Angers
Acting

Maurice Denham

Editor, The Times

Maurice Denham
Acting

Martita Hunt

Headmistress

Martita Hunt
Acting

Betty Marsden

Felicity

Betty Marsden
Acting

Hugh Burden

Lord Tennyson

Hugh Burden
Acting

Arnold Diamond

Charles Dickens

Arnold Diamond
Acting

Tessie O'Shea

Music Hall Singer

No Image
Acting

Clement Freud

Mr. Mason

Clement Freud
Acting

Carol Friday

Flora

No Image
Acting

Jan Holden

Lady Dilke

Jan Holden
Acting

John Cleese

Jones (uncredited)

John Cleese
Acting

Veronica Carlson

Lilly (uncredited)

Veronica Carlson
Acting

Peter Jeffrey

Sherlock Holmes (uncredited)

Peter Jeffrey
Acting

Thorley Walters

Doctor Watson (uncredited)

Thorley Walters
Acting

Penny Spencer

Evelyn (uncredited)

Penny Spencer
Acting

Queenie Watts

Old Crone (uncredited)

Queenie Watts
Acting

Margaret Nolan

Busty Prostitute (uncredited)

Margaret Nolan
Acting

Milton Reid

Henchman (uncredited)

Milton Reid
Acting

Ferdy Mayne

First Petitioner (uncredited)

Ferdy Mayne
Acting

Eric Barker

(uncredited)

Eric Barker
Acting

Joe Lynch

Policeman (uncredited)

Joe Lynch
Acting

William Mervyn

Cabinet Minister (uncredited)

William Mervyn
Acting

Charles Lloyd Pack

Second Petitioner (uncredited)

Charles Lloyd Pack
Acting

Jessie Robins

Machinist (uncredited)

Jessie Robins
Acting

Marianne Stone

Machinist (uncredited)

Marianne Stone

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