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Expresso Bongo (1959)

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Expresso Bongo (1959 Film)

This British comedy/drama is probably best known as Cliff Richard’s first film. Cliff makes a promising debut as a talented, but naive, singer and performs a few songs along the way. It is, however, mainly a satire on the entertainment industry.

The starring role goes to the always excellent Laurence Harvey as Johnny Jackson, an entrepreneur who makes Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses look honest. Yolande Donlan is equally excellent as experienced singer Dixie Collins and she dominates every scene in which she appears. Television personality Gilbert Harding makes a cameo appearance as himself. The satire is based on whom you can and cannot trust in the entertainment industry. It should be compulsory viewing for every aspiring professional entertainer.

Warning: some will be offended by what approaches “Page 3 nudity” in a small Soho nightclub, although the show there is intentionally bad. There is a little swearing: nothing very strong, but not for children. It was classified as an “A” when released, i.e. people under 16 could see it at the cinema only when accompanied by someone aged 16 or above.

(03/04/2019)

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