Expresso Bongo (1959)
5.4|1 Dec, 1959|111 min
Laurence Harvey in an outstanding and different motion picture that takes you into a world of burlesque houses .. jazz dens ... and flesh-and-blood people!
5.4|1 Dec, 1959|111 min
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A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
Keywords
london, england
rock 'n' roll
pop star
nightclub
based on play or musical
promoter
Casts
Laurence Harvey
Johnny Jackson
Sylvia Syms
Maisie King
Yolande Donlan
Dixie Collins
Cliff Richard
Bert Rudge / Bongo Herbert
Meier Tzelniker
Mayer
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Lady Rosemary
Gilbert Harding
Self
Hermione Baddeley
Penelope
Eric Pohlmann
Leon
Reginald Beckwith
Rev. Tobias Craven
Wilfrid Lawson
Mr Rudge
Avis Bunnage
Mrs Rudge
Susan Burnet
Edna Rudge
Susan Hampshire
Cynthia
Kenneth Griffith
Charlie
Patrick Cargill
Psychiatrist
Lisa Peake
Chinese Rose
Esma Cannon
Nightclub Cleaner
Barry Lowe
Beast Burns
Davy Kaye
Racer
Timothy Bateson
Amusement Arcade Manager
Burt Kwouk
Soho Youth
Jack McNaughton
Jack
Reg Thomason
Jukebox Delivery Man
Victor Harrington
Press Photographer
Wolf Mankowitz
Sandwich Man
Hank Marvin
Lead Guitarist
Jet Harris
Bass player in band
Norma Parnell
Secretary (uncredited)
Crews
Val Guest
Director
Wolf Mankowitz
Writer
John Wilcox
Director of Photography
Bill Lenny
Editor
Philip Shipway
Assistant Director
Beatrice Dawson
Costume Design
Ernest Gasser
Makeup Artist
Barbara Ritchie
Hairdresser
Anthony Masters
Art Direction
Chris Greenham
Sound Editor
Bert Ross
Sound Mixer
Moray Grant
Camera Operator
Robert Farnon
Music Director
Kenneth MacMillan
Choreographer
Julian More
Writer
Wolf Mankowitz
Screenplay
Val Guest
Producer
Jon Penington
Associate Producer
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