Fine Arts: Bringing back the Caine at Bonham’s

A selection of thespian legend Michael Caine’s personal possessions are being auctioned off in London on March 2

Steve Martin and Michael Caine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. When Caine fluffed his lines in his first screen appearance, director Val Guest told him: ‘You’ll never work in this business again’

The catalogue notes for Bonham’s sale, Sir Michael Caine: The Personal Collection, send a message to every hopeful youngster – who dares wins.

When he fluffed his lines in his first screen appearance, director Val Guest told him: “You’ll never work in this business again.”

It was his devastating performance in James Saunders stage play Next Time I’ll Sing to You (one of the two best stage performances I’ve seen in a lifetime of theatregoing) ...