Nothing But the Best (1964)
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In the tradition of Kind Hearts and Coronets (49), Nothing But the Best is a sparkling British "comedy of murders." Alan Bates stars as a lowly real estate clerk who wants to crash the British upper class. To that end, Bates hires down-and-out gentleman Denholm Elliott to "train"… More In the tradition of Kind Hearts and Coronets (49), Nothing But the Best is a sparkling British "comedy of murders." Alan Bates stars as a lowly real estate clerk who wants to crash the British upper class. To that end, Bates hires down-and-out gentleman Denholm Elliott to "train" him for the noblesse. The clerk is a fast learner, and is soon wooing the daughter (Millicent Martin) of his blueblood boss. Just as he's on the brink of becoming one of the "better people," his mentor Elliot disdainfully threatens to reveal the truth about Bates. With nary a moment's hesitation, Bates strangles Elliot with his own school tie, and hides the body in Elliot's own school trunk. From this point forward, Bates moves onward and upward, and since the high-class folks in this film are shown to be shallow phonies, the audience is half rooting for Bates to get away with his little murder. The film ends just as Bates' old lodgings are about to be demolished--leaving Our Hero waiting in wry, bemused anticipation for that incriminating trunk to be uncovered. Frederick Raphael based his screenplay for Nothing But the Best on Stanley Elkins' black-humor masterpiece The Best of Everything. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Clive Donner
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 13, 1964 Wide
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Cast
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Alan Bates
as Jimmy Brewster
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Denholm Elliott
as Charlie Prince
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Harry Andrews
as Mr. Horton
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Millicent Martin
as Ann Horton
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Godfrey Quigley
as Coates
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Pauline Delaney
as Mrs. March
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Nigel Stock
as Ferris
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James Villiers
as Hugh
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Drewe Henley
as Denis
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Avice Landone
as Mrs. Horton
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Ernest Clark
as Roberts
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William Rushton
as Gerry
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Peter Madden
as Ex-Politician
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Angus MacKay
as Clergyman
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Howard Lang
as Jutson
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Paul Curran
as Mr. Brewster
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Diane Appleby
as Secretary
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Robert Bruce
as Basil
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Alison Leggatt
as Mrs. Brewster
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Donald Pickering
as Adrian Slater
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Marianne Stone
as Horton's Secretary
