Sinful Davey (1969)
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33% of critics liked it
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70% of users liked it
(384 ratings)
Davey Haggart (John Hurt) wishes to follow his father's footsteps and become a highway robber. He also wishes to avoid his father's fate -- which was death by hanging at the tender age of 21 after a botched robbery of the Duke of Argyle (Robert Morley). Davey commits a daring robbery in… More Davey Haggart (John Hurt) wishes to follow his father's footsteps and become a highway robber. He also wishes to avoid his father's fate -- which was death by hanging at the tender age of 21 after a botched robbery of the Duke of Argyle (Robert Morley). Davey commits a daring robbery in broad daylight with the help of two henchmen (Ronald Fraser and Fidelma Murphy) and heads for the highlands of Scotland to hide out. The local Constable (Nigel Davenport) warns young Davey he will end up just like his father but helps him escape the fate of dancing on the end of a rope. Annie (Pamela Franklin) is the kind-hearted farm girl who tries to make sweet Davey give up a life of crime and settle down. This comedy was taken from the autobiographical diary"The Life Of David Haggart." ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Huston
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- May 7, 1969 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
A bland, lethargic period comedy.
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Tom Milne, Time Out
An inconsequential but likeable romp.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
The movie isn't as bad as it is unrealized, like a photographed steno report of the ideas thrown around at a story conference.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The cast is just marvelous, providing the right amount of zest and derring-do to make this film work.
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, Film4
Inoffensive swashbuckler.
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Cast
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John Hurt
as Davey Haggart
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Pamela Franklin
as Annie
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Nigel Davenport
as Constable
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Ronald Fraser
as MacNab
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Robert Morley
as Duke of Argyll
- Anjelica Huston
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Maxine Audley
as Duchess of Argyll
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Eddie Byrne
as Yorkshire Bill
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Allan Cuthbertson
as Capt. Douglas
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Francis De Wolff
as Andrew
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Paul Farrell
as Bailiff of Stirling
- Brenda Fricker
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Judith Furse
as Mary
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Geoffrey Golden
as Warden McEwan
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Niall MacGinnis
as Boots Simpson
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Donal McCann
as Sir James Graham
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Fidelma Murphy
as Jean Carlisle
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Noel Purcell
as Jack
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Fionnula Flanagan
as Penelope
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Leon Collins
as Dr. Gersham
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John Franklyn
as George Bagrie
