Sinful Davey
Sinful Davey is a 1969 picaresque adventure/ crime/ comedy film directed by John Huston and starring John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, and in early appearances Fionnula Flanagan and Anjelica Huston.
Plot
In a British prison in the early 1800s, Scottish rogue Davey Haggart (John Hurt) is seen writing his memoirs while waiting to be hanged. Most of his story is told in flashback with voice-over narration by Davey. His story begins as he is seen marching and beating a drum for the British Army, but he quickly deserts by jumping off a bridge with his drum and floating away. We learn that his father had been a highwayman who was hanged at the age of 21 for attempting to rob the Duke of Argyll (Robert Morley) and that Davey is determined to exceed the number of his father's crimes. Annie (Pamela Franklin), a childhood friend who is in love with him, follows him at different times, sometimes getting him out of trouble but hoping that he will reform.
More details
| author | James R. Webb |
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| contentLocation | Scotland |
| director | John Huston |
| editor | Russell Lloyd |
| genre | adventure comedy crime |
| keywords | beat break in british army british prison desert desertion duke of argyll expect female prisoner flashback float hide highwayman jumping off a bridge march prison cell rid scottish highlands steal stolen jewel told in flashback tree branch voice-over wait write |
| musicBy | Ken Thorne |
| producer | William N. Graf |
| productionCompany | The Mirisch Corporation |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | crime comedy |