Salt & Pepper

Jul 3, 1968

1h 42m

★ 5.0

They held the fate of the world in their hands -- and dropped it!

Overview

After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and uncover an evil plot to overthrow the government. Can our cool, yet inept duo stop the bad guys in time?

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Chrislaw Productions

Trace-Mark Productions

Salt & Pepper Trailers

Cast

Charles Salt

Sammy Davis Jr.

Christopher Pepper

Peter Lawford

Inspector Crabbe

Michael Bates

Marianne Renaud

Ilona Rodgers

Col. Woodstock

John Le Mesurier

Sgt. Walters

Graham Stark

Col. Balsom

Ernest Clark

Mai Ling

Jeanne Roland

Club Secretary

Robert Dorning

Dove

Robertson Hare

Foreign Secretary

Geoffrey Lumsden

Prime Minister

William Mervyn

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