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The Tommy Steele Story

- Wild Pulse Pounding Rock 'n Roll From Overseas!

A rags-to-riches tale of a young merchant seaman called Tommy who discovers a certain way with the guitar.

Release Date : 1957-06-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Anglo-Amalgamated

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Rock Around the World

Cast

Tommy Steele

Character Name : Tommy Steele

Original Name : Tommy Steele

Gender : Male

Humphrey Lyttelton

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Humphrey Lyttelton

Gender : Male

Chas McDevitt

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Chas McDevitt

Gender : Male

Nancy Whiskey

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Nancy Whiskey

Gender : Female

Tommy Eytle

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Tommy Eytle

Gender : Male

Chris O'Brien

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Chris O'Brien

Gender : Male

Leo Pollini

Character Name : Steelmen's Drummer

Original Name : Leo Pollini

Gender : Male

Dennis Price

Character Name : Steelmen's Pianist

Original Name : Dennis Price

Gender : Male

Alan Stuart

Character Name : Steelmen's Saxophonist

Original Name : Alan Stuart

Gender : Male

Alan Weighell

Character Name : Steelmen's Bassist

Original Name : Alan Weighell

Gender : Male

Lisa Daniely

Character Name : Hospital Nurse

Original Name : Lisa Daniely

Gender : Female

Hilda Fenemore

Character Name : Mrs. Steele

Original Name : Hilda Fenemore

Gender : Female

Charles Lamb

Character Name : Mr. Steele

Original Name : Charles Lamb

Gender : Male

Patrick Westwood

Character Name : Brushes

Original Name : Patrick Westwood

Gender : Male

Peter Lewiston

Character Name : John Kennedy

Original Name : Peter Lewiston

Gender : Male

Cyril Chamberlain

Character Name : Chief Steward

Original Name : Cyril Chamberlain

Gender : Male

John Boxer

Character Name : Paul Lincoln

Original Name : John Boxer

Gender : Male

Bryan Coleman

Character Name : Hospital Doctor

Original Name : Bryan Coleman

Gender : Male

Bernard Hunter

Character Name : Busker, the Guitarist

Original Name : Bernard Hunter

Gender : Male

Tom Littlewood

Character Name : Judo Instructor (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Littlewood

Gender : Male

Hunter Hancock

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Hunter Hancock

Gender : Male

Mark Daly

Character Name : Junkshop Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Daly

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-08-01

My folks used to have an LP of Tommy Steele songs - I always remember him singing "Little White Bull" but that's about the height of it, so it was quite interesting to discover a little more about the man. He writes his own songs and gets a lucky break playing in a Soho coffee bar where his lively performances start to do decent business. His parents think he's irresponsible but he's determined, and when he's spotted by a talent agent then a record deal beckons. Comparisons were made to Elvis Presley which I'm not sure did either artist any favours. The film does illustrate nicely though the one thing that they did have in common - and that's charisma. Steele had a cheeky smile, a lively on-stage technique and the ability to engage with an audience as he churned out his cheery but simplistic rhymes. He plays himself in this short biopic and comes across as quite an enthusiastically agreeable young man with the world as his oyster. The tail end of the film features a mini-concert with the likes of Humphrey Lyttelton and Nancy Whiskey on stage to remind us, rather nostalgically, of the stuff we listened to in the 1950s. It's not a great piece of cinema, but it has an innocent sense of opportunity to it that I rather liked.