Rent Idol on Parade (1959)
3.5 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 21min
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- Synopsis:
Anthony Newley stars as Jeep Jackson, the 'King of Rock-A-Boogie', who gets called up to do his National Service in this glorious 1959 British musical comedy. Jeep does his best to fit in as a squaddie - but soon there are hordes of screaming pop fans at the barracks gates, the other recruits think he's after their girls - and the C.O.'s daughter (Anne Aubrey) decides he's the boy of her dreams! Jeep's devious manager (Sid James) is determined that a little thing like National Service won't spoil his star's career. He smuggles him out of camp at every opportunity to perform pop concerts and to cut new hit records. But Jeep's Sergeant (William Bendix) is getting very suspicious of what's going on after lights out!
'Idol On Parade' features no less than five songs from Anthony Newley, including 'Idle Rock-A-Boogie', 'Sat'Day Night Rock-A-Boogie', 'Won't Get No Promotion', 'Idle On Parade' and 'I've Waited So Long' - two of which were to become smash chart hits!- Actors:
- William Bendix, Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries, Sidney James, David Lodge, Dilys Laye, William Kendall, Bernie Winters, Harry Fowler, Norman Atkyns, Percy Herbert, Sean Kelly, Gordon Needham, Susan Hampshire, Stanley Beard, Martin Boddey, Tom Bowman, Andre Charisse, Carl Conway
- Directors:
- John Gilling
- Producers:
- Irving Allen, Albert R. Broccoli, Harold Huth
- Writers:
- John Antrobus, William Camp
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Sidney James, The Golden Age of British Pop Musicals, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1959, What to Watch Next If You Liked Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
