The Entertainer (1960)
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Synopsis: On the far side of middle age, Archie Rice (Sir Laurence Olivier) lives in a British seaside resort with his father, retired successful vaudevillian Billy Rice (Roger Livesey), second wife Phoebe Rice (Brenda de Banzie), and doting son Frank Rice (Sir Alan Bates). Following in retired Billy’s footsteps, Archie is a song-and-dance music hall headliner, with Frank supporting his dad as his shows’ stage manager. The waning popularity of Archie’s type of shows, a dying form of entertainment, is not helped by Archie’s stale second rate material, which brings in small unappreciative crowds. Archie clings to his long-held lifestyle, including heavy drinking and chronic infidelity, of which Phoebe is aware. What Archie has not told his offspring is that Phoebe was his mistress while he was still married to their now deceased mother. His want to be a music hall headliner is despite his financial problems, he an undischarged bankrupt who now signs Phoebe’s name to everything. Phoebe wants them …
Director: Tony Richardson
Writers: John Osborne (adapted from the play by), John Osborne (screenplay) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey
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