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Squizzy Taylor

Squizzy Taylor

The Larrikin, The Lover, The Legend!

19824.01h 37m

Overview

This Australian crime drama chronicles the life of notorious, keen witted, acid tongued 1920s Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor. Wormy and diminutive, yet cunning and determined small-time hoodlum Squizzy Taylor rises to prominence and popularity in Melbourne, Australia in the 1920's. Squizzy romances brash moll Dolly and works for bookie Henry Stokes before branching out on his own while being hounded by the police and courted by the press the whole time.

Directed by Kevin James Dobson
Written by Roger Simpson
Produced by Roger Le Mesurier
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Top Cast

David Atkins

David Atkins

Squizzy Taylor

Jacki Weaver

Jacki Weaver

Dolly

Alan Cassell

Alan Cassell

Det. Brophy

Steve Bisley

Steve Bisley

Det. Piggott

M

Michael Long

Det. Piggott

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Ida Pender

Robert Hughes

Robert Hughes

Reg Harvey

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Cul Cullen

Henry Stokes

Peter Hosking

Peter Hosking

Angus Murray

Tony Rickards

Tony Rickards

Dutch

About Squizzy Taylor

Squizzy Taylor is a crime, drama, history film released in 1982. Directed by Kevin James Dobson, it stars David Atkins, Jacki Weaver, Alan Cassell. This Australian crime drama chronicles the life of notorious, keen witted, acid tongued 1920s Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor. Wormy and diminutive, yet cunning and determined small-time hoodlum Squizzy Taylor rises to prominence and popularity in Melbourne, Australia in the 1920's. Squizzy romances brash moll Dolly and works for bookie Henry Stokes before branching out on his own while being hounded by the police and courted by the press the whole time.

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