Review of The Small World of Sammy Lee

I remember the Soho shown here so well.I used to walk through Soho on the way to the cinema.It has changed so much since this film was made.Newley gives a marvellous performance as the huckster trying to raise what would now be £5500 to pay his gambling debt or face a beating.Soho was in the grip of gangsters at this time and Could be a violent place The camerawork was superb.You get the impression that Newley is being filmed from a hidden camera.Probably his best role.