Expresso Bongo
1959 · Movie · 1h 51m · NR
ComedyMusic
"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!"
Overview
A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
Ratings
TMDB
5.3/10
Key crew
- Val GuestDirector
- Wolf MankowitzWriter
- Julian MoreWriter
- Wolf MankowitzScreenplay
Cast
- Laurence HarveyJohnny Jackson
- Sylvia SymsMaisie King
- Yolande DonlanDixie Collins
- Cliff RichardBert Rudge / Bongo Herbert
- Meier TzelnikerMayer
- Ambrosine PhillpottsLady Rosemary
- Gilbert HardingSelf
- Hermione BaddeleyPenelope
- Eric PohlmannLeon
- Reginald BeckwithRev. Tobias Craven
- Wilfrid LawsonMr Rudge
- Avis BunnageMrs Rudge
Stills
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Themes
london, englandrock 'n' rollpop starnightclubbased on play or musicalpromoter