Expresso Bongo (1959)
Overview
A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.2563 |
Directed By
Val Guest
Crew
Val Guest
Wolf Mankowitz
Bert Ross
Kenneth MacMillan
John Wilcox
Barbara Ritchie
Philip Shipway
Ernest Gasser
Moray Grant
Robert Farnon
Anthony Masters
Chris Greenham
Bill Lenny
Beatrice Dawson
Val Guest
Julian More
Wolf Mankowitz
Jon Penington
TOP CAST
Laurence Harvey
Johnny Jackson
Sylvia Syms
Maisie King
Yolande Donlan
Dixie Collins
Cliff Richard
Bert Rudge / Bongo Herbert
Meier Tzelniker
Mayer
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Lady Rosemary
Gilbert Harding
Self
Hermione Baddeley
Penelope
Eric Pohlmann
Leon
Reginald Beckwith
Rev. Tobias Craven
Wilfrid Lawson
Mr Rudge
Avis Bunnage
Mrs Rudge
Susan Burnet
Edna Rudge
Susan Hampshire
Cynthia
Kenneth Griffith
Charlie
Patrick Cargill
Psychiatrist
Lisa Peake
Chinese Rose
Esma Cannon
Nightclub Cleaner
Barry Lowe
Beast Burns
Davy Kaye
Racer
Timothy Bateson
Amusement Arcade Manager
Burt Kwouk
Soho Youth
Jack McNaughton
Jack
Reg Thomason
Jukebox Delivery Man
Victor Harrington
Press Photographer
Wolf Mankowitz
Sandwich Man
Hank Marvin
Lead Guitarist
Jet Harris
Bass player in band
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