The Secret of My Success (1965 film)

The Secret of My Success
Directed byAndrew L. Stone
Produced byAndrew L. Stone
Virginia L. Stone
Starring
CinematographyDavis Boulton
Edited byNoreen Ackland
Music by
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release dates
  • 3 November 1965 (1965-11-03) (United States)
  • 20 December 1965 (1965-12-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Secret of My Success is a 1965 British black comedy film from American writer-director Andrew L. Stone, starring James Booth, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens, Honor Blackman, and Lionel Jeffries (in four roles).[1]

A police constable solves two high-profile cases with help from his mother. He becomes the leader of a South American country through becoming the figurehead of its revolution. The new leader later inherits millions from an earl, but makes the mistake of naming his mother as his heir. His mother kills him to get the inheritance.

  1. ^ "The Secret of My Success". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 1 February 2024.