History Film / TheRebel

* HoldTheUnsolictedIngredient: Hancock orders a cappuccino, and demands "no froth". The cafe owner is not impressed, and refers to his expensive frothing machine.

* TerribleArtist: Hancock, whose art is childish.
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: InUniverse, one of the major sources of humour for the film.

* CrankyLandlord: Tony Hancock's angry landlady Mrs Crevatte, who objects to Hancock's art, especially his sculpture of a naked woman.

* TheDanza: Tony Hancock as Anthony Hancock, and Paul Massie as Paul Ashby.

''The Rebel'' (aka ''Call Me Genius'') is a 1961 British comedy film starring Tony Hancock and written by his regular TV writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson; Hancock is also credited with co-writing the screen story.

* HypocriticalHumour: One scene features Hancok at a party complaining about how, in his former life as an accountant, everyone dressed in identical suits. This is viewed with horror by five identically dressed goths.

''The Rebel'' (aka ''Call Me Genius'') is a 1961 British comedy film starring [[HancocksHalfHour Tony Hancock]] and written by his regular TV writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson; Hancock is also credited with co-writing the screen story.

No relation to the U.S. TV series from the same period starring Nick Adams as Johnny Yuma.

''The Rebel'' (aka ''Call Me Genius'') is a 1961 British comedy film starring [[HancocksHalfHour Tony Hancock]] and written by his regular tv writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson (Hancock is also credited with co-writing the screen story).

* TheDanza: Tony Hancock as Anthony Hancock, and Paul Massie as Paul.

Hancock plays a lowly accountant who, in his secret life, is also a struggling artist (struggling possibly because of his total lack of talent). Fustrated by his lack of appreciation in his home country, he flees to Paris, where he takes room with Paul (Paul Massie), a fellow struggling (although actually talented) artist. Hancock is quickly embraced by the Parisian artistic community which further disillusions Paul who gives up his artistic ambitions and goes to London. Then, the famous art critic Sir Charles Broward (Creator/GeorgeSanders) hears of the news of a major talent....

Hancock plays a lowly accountant who, in his secret life, is also a struggling artist (struggling possibly because of his total lack of talent). Fustrated by his lack of appreciation in his home country, he flees to Paris, where he takes room with Paul, a fellow struggling (although actually talented) artist. Hancock is quickly embraced by the Parisian artistic community which further disillusions Paul who gives up his artistic ambitions and goes to London. Then, the famous art critic Sir Charles Broward, hears of the news of a major talent....

* StrawCritic: Averted. George Sanders' art critic is the only one who sees through Hancock's lack of talent and recognises Paul for the real talent. Of course, there is a minor problem of mistaken identity to get past.

The Rebel (AKA Call Me Genius) is a 1961 comedy film staring [[HancocksHalfHour Tony Hancock]] and written by his regular tv writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson (Hancock is also credited with co-writing the screen story). The film stars Hancock as a lowly accountant who, in his secret life, is also a struggling artist (struggling possibly because of his total lack of talent). Fustrated by his lack of appreciation in his home country, he flees to Paris where he takes room with Paul, a fellow struggling (although actually talented) artist. Hancock is quickly embraced by the Parisian artistic community which further disillusions Paul who gives up his artistic ambitions and goes to London. Then, the famous art critic Sir Charles Broward, hears of the news of a major talent....

The Rebel (AKA Call Me Genius) is a comedy film staring [[HancocksHalfHour Tony Hancock]] and written by his regular tv writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson (Hancock is also credited with co-writing the screen story). The film stars Hancock as a lowly accountant who, in his secret life, is also a struggling artist (struggling possibly because of his total lack of talent). Fustrated by his lack of appreciation in his home country, he flees to Paris where he takes room with Paul, a fellow struggling (although actually talented) artist. Hancock is quickly embraced by the Parisian artistic community which further disillusions Paul who gives up his artistic ambitions and goes to London. Then, the famous art critic Sir Charles Broward, hears of the news of a major talent....

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: One of the major sources of humour for the film.