A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation. Director Val Guest's 1959 British drama stars Laurence Harvey, Cliff Richard, Sylvia Syms, Yolande Donlan, Hermione Baddeley, Susan Hampshire and Avis Bunnage.
Credits
Expresso Bongo Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Patrick Cargill
He was 41, 77 years old when he died
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as Psychiatrist |
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Laurence Harvey
He was 31, 45 years old when he died
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as Johnny Jackson |
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Hermione Baddeley
She was 53, 79 years old when she died
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as Penelope |
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Sylvia Syms
She was 25, now 90 years old
|
as Maisie King |
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Yolande Donlan
She was 39, now 104 years old
|
as Dixie Collins |
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Cliff Richard
He was 19, now 84 years old
|
as Bert Rudge / Bongo Herbert |
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Meier Tzelniker
He was 65, 88 years old when he died
|
as Mayer |
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Reginald Beckwith
He was 51, 56 years old when he died
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as Rev. Tobias Craven |
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Susan Hampshire
She was 22, now 87 years old
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as Cynthia |
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Burt Kwouk
He was 29, 85 years old when he died
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as Soho Youth |
|
Timothy Bateson
He was 33, 83 years old when he died
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as Amusement Arcade Manager |
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Avis Bunnage
She was 36, 67 years old when she died
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as Mrs Rudge |
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Esma Cannon
She was 53, 66 years old when she died
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as Nightclub Cleaner |
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Lisa Peake
|
as Chinese Rose |
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Davy Kaye
He was 43, 81 years old when he died
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as Racer |
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Eric Pohlmann
He was 46, 66 years old when he died
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as Leon |
|
Ambrosine Phillpotts
She was 47, 68 years old when she died
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as Lady Rosemary |
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The Shadows
|
as Themselves |
|
Gilbert Harding
He was 52, 53 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Hank Marvin
He was 18, now 83 years old
|
as Lead Guitarist |
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Barry Lowe
He was 34, 86 years old when he died
|
as Beast Burns |
|
Jack McNaughton
He was 53, 84 years old when he died
|
as Jack |
|
Wolf Mankowitz
He was 35, 73 years old when he died
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as Sandwich Man |
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Wilfrid Lawson
He was 59, 66 years old when he died
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as Mr Rudge |
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Kenneth Griffith
He was 38, 84 years old when he died
|
as Charlie |
Expresso Bongo Crew
| Name |
Department |
|
Beatrice Dawson as Costume Design. She was 51 (68) years old when She died
|
Costume & Make-Up |
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John Wilcox as Director of Photography. He was 54 (74) years old when He died
|
Camera |
|
Bill Lenny as Editor. He was 35 (65) years old when He died
|
Editing |
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Jon Penington as Associate Producer. He was 37 (50) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Bert Ross as Sound Mixer. He was 55 (67) years old when He died
|
Sound |
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Anthony Masters as Art Direction. He was 40 (71) years old when He died
|
Art |
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Wolf Mankowitz as Writer. He was 35 (73) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Wolf Mankowitz as Screenplay. He was 35 (73) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Moray Grant as Camera Operator. He was 42 (59) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Val Guest as Director. He was 47 (94) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Val Guest as Producer. He was 47 (94) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Robert Farnon as Music Director. He was 42 (87) years old when He died
|
Sound |
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Julian More as Writer. He was 31 (81) years old when He died
|
Writing |
|
Barbara Ritchie as Hairdresser. |
Costume & Make-Up |
