British rock and roller Billy Fury jeopardises the success of his Great Yarmouth summer show and annoys his manager Hymie (Michael Medwin), when he misses rehearsals at the Royalty Theatre to spend more time with his animals, particularly when his racehorse, Anselmo (Fury’s real-life racehorse), runs in the Derby at Epsom.
Fury – in his first big venture into screen musicals – deserved better than this dumb confection, which failed to do for him what similar threadbare flicks did for Cliff Richard.
The film did include, though, 14 new songs, many of which turned into spectacular dance sequences.
Coronation Street fans might enjoy watching Amanda Barrie in her movie heyday, and connoisseurs of trivia will note that the director Kenneth Hume was married to Shirley Bassey at the time, while dedicated followers of fashion can admire the 1960s clothes.
If you care, the title was the catchphrase of colourful racetrack tipster Ras Prince Monolulu, a now-forgotten minor celebrity of the period.
Billy
Billy Fury
Jo
Amanda Barrie
Hymie Campbell
Michael Medwin
Mrs Bartholomew
Marjorie Rhodes
Mr Bartholomew
Bill Fraser
Jock
Peter Gilmore
Lord Bentley
Fred Emney
Bert
Leslie Dwyer
The Gamblers
Themselves
The Bachelors
Themselves
Peter
Michael Cashman
Lady Bentley
Pauline Loring
Whitney
Cal McCord
Lady Sloane
Rosemary Neil-Smith
Melissa
Eliza Buckingham
Betty
Sheila O’Neill
Michael, the donkey man
John Kelly
Director
Kenneth Hume