
Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny starts him on the road to stardom. The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their relationship soon begins to go bad.... (Full plot summary below)
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Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny starts him on the road to stardom. The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their relationship soon begins to go bad.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzHas a charm all its own, but that's not enough to take the ringing of the bongo drums out of my ears. |
| Monthly Film BulletinMFB CriticsIn broadening the humour of his original play and watering down some of its more savage satire, presumably in the hope of appealing to a mass audience, Wolf Mankowitz has fallen between two stools. |
| User ReviewJames CA funny, fast paced, breezy look at a scene few are aware even existed. The 1950s Soho coffee house scene in London was a brief flickering candle of hip and beat, well sent up in this black & white masterpiece. I've watched it several times and it never grows old. |
| User ReviewNathan STop stuff - make sure you see it. Or I'll batter you. |
| User ReviewClarissa TU can call me loser until I reivew this neato film. |
| User ReviewJames HA bit dated, but that almost adds to the interest of the film. Well acted by Laurence Harvey. Some great music, good score. |
| User ReviewBruno VA bit dated, but that almost adds to the interest of the film. Well acted by Laurence Harvey. Some great music, good score. |