Expresso Bongo
1959 · Movie · 111 min. · United Kingdom
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.
Direction Val Guest
Cast Laurence Harvey · Sylvia Syms · Yolande Donlan · Cliff Richard · Ambrostine Phillpotts · Meier Tzelniker · Eric Pohlmann · Gilbert Harding · Hermione Baddeley · Reginald Beckwith
Soundtrack Robert Farnon
Screenplay Wolf Mankowitz · Julian More
Cinematography John Wilcox
Original title Expresso Bongo
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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