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193765 minCrime, Drama

The Green Cockatoo

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Is The Green Cockatoo worth watching? With a rating of 5.8/10, this Crime, Drama film is a mixed-bag for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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The Green Cockatoo Synopsis

A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.

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Top Cast

John Mills
John MillsJim Connor
Rène Ray
Rène RayEileen
Charles Oliver
Charles OliverTerrell, gang boss
Bruce Seton
Bruce SetonMadison, tall henchman
Julian Vedey
Julian VedeySteve, short henchman
Robert Newton
Robert NewtonDave Connor
Allan Jeayes
Allan JeayesThe Detective Inspector
Frank Atkinson
Frank AtkinsonProtheroe, the butler
Tyrell Davis
Tyrell DavisCharlie, the Bartender
William Dewhurst
William DewhurstTrain Passenger

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Green Cockatoo worth watching?

The Green Cockatoo has received mixed reviews with a 5.8/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of Crime, Drama movies.

Is The Green Cockatoo hit or flop?

The Green Cockatoo has received average ratings (5.8/10), performing moderately with audiences.

What genre is The Green Cockatoo?

The Green Cockatoo is a Crime, Drama movie that A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks invol...

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Critic Reviews

CinemaSerfJun 20, 2022
★ 6

This has some good ingredients to make a jolly, if not exactly, menacing murder story - but it's all just way too fluffy and talky. The doey-eyed Rene Ray is "Eileen" who arrives into London very late one night. At the station, she encounters "Dave" (Robert Newton) who offers to show her an hotel where she might pass the night. What she doesn't know, is that her good Samaritan has fallen foul of some crooks and a station fracas ensues and he is mortally injured. Before he croaks, he gives her a message to give to his brother "Jim" (John Mills) in the eponymous nightclub. She meets the brother, but a rather unlikely series of mishaps befall the pair as they are being sought by the police and the hoodlums. Aside from some singing and dancing that one wouldn't normally attribute to John Mills, the thing is entirely procedural with little by way suspense or peril; and saving a rather curious performance from Frank Atkinson as the butler "Protheroe" would be instantly forgettable.