Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerging very talented artist. Hancock proceeds to con the art world into thinking he is a genius.
Tony Hancock
as Anthony Hancock
George Sanders
as Sir Charles Broward
Dennis Price
as Jim Smith
John Le Mesurier
as Office manager
Irene Handl
as Mrs. Crevatte
Paul Massie
as Paul Ashby
Marie Devereux
as Yvette
Margit Saad
as Margot Carreras
Grégoire Aslan
as Aristotle Carreras
Liz Fraser
as Waitress
Mervyn Johns
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
Peter Bull
as Manager of Art Gallery, Paris
