The Green Man is a 1956 black and white British black comedy film directed by Robert Day and starring Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas and Jill Adams. The screenplay was by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, based on the play Meet a Body. In the film, a professional contract killer and his assistant plan the murder of a prominent businessman. The murder is scheduled to take place during the businessman's stay at a seaside hotel. However a salesman and his new female partner have learned of the murder plans, and they are actively trying to prevent the murder. ()