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
Related Posts
Cool Ones, The (1967) Hallie Rogers (the luscious Debbie Watson) is a frustrated go-go dancer itching for her big break in show business. She…
Born Free (1966) A pleasant family film based on the late Joy Adamson's best-selling book about the lioness Elsa, who was raised as…
Password Is Courage, The (1962) This Anglo-American production is the story of the real-life exploits of a British war hero with the unheroic name of…
7 Women (1966) The two masterpieces that define John Ford’s later period - The Searchers (1956) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)…
Don't Knock the Twist (1962) An effort by Columbia Pictures to capitalise on the Twist dance craze, produced by notorious cost-cutter Sam Katzman as a virtual remake…
It Happened At The World's Fair (1963) The livelihood of crop dusters Mike (Elvis Presley) and Danny (Gary Lockwood) is stolen away from them when a sheriff…
Heroes of Telemark, The (1965) Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris (miscast as Norwegians but without an accent) win the Second World War by blowing up…
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965) Combining jungle adventures with slapstick comedy, Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion was an African safari for the whole family. At the start of…
