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'''''The Duke Wore Jeans''''' is a 1958 British film by producer [[Nat Cohen]] starring [[Tommy Steele]] and [[June Laverick]]. The songs for the film were released on a 10" LP and in compilation CDs. |
'''''The Duke Wore Jeans''''' is a 1958 British film by producer [[Nat Cohen]] starring [[Tommy Steele]] and [[June Laverick]].<ref>DUKE WORE JEANS, The |
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Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 25, Iss. 288, (Jan 1, 1958): 61. </ref> |
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The only son of the poor but aristocratic Whitecliffe family is to be sent to the nation of Natalla in order to sell the family's cattle to upgrade the nation's livestock. As a side benefit his parents hope he will marry the King's only daughter Princess Maria. Unknown to his family on Tony is secretly married to a commoner. Fate intervenes when drifter Tommy Hudson, who is the identical likeness of Tony comes to the Whitecliffe estate to seek work. Tony engages Tommy to impersonate him on his trip to Natalla accompanied by Cooper, the family's only servant. |
The only son of the poor but aristocratic Whitecliffe family is to be sent to the nation of Natalla in order to sell the family's cattle to upgrade the nation's livestock. As a side benefit his parents hope he will marry the King's only daughter Princess Maria. Unknown to his family on Tony is secretly married to a commoner. Fate intervenes when drifter Tommy Hudson, who is the identical likeness of Tony comes to the Whitecliffe estate to seek work. Tony engages Tommy to impersonate him on his trip to Natalla accompanied by Cooper, the family's only servant.<ref>THE DUKE WORE JEANS |
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Picture Show; London Vol. 70, Iss. 1829, (Apr 19, 1958): 8. </ref> |
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Revision as of 07:12, 5 April 2019
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| Directed by | Gerald Thomas |
| Written by | Norman Hudis |
| Story by | Lionel Bart Mike Pratt |
| Produced by | Peter Rogers executive Stewart Levy Nat Cohen |
| Starring | Tommy Steele Michael Medwin June Laverick |
Production company | Insignia Films |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Release date | 1958 |
Running time | 85 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Duke Wore Jeans is a 1958 British film by producer Nat Cohen starring Tommy Steele and June Laverick.[1]
The songs for the film were released on a 10" LP and in compilation CDs.
Plot
The only son of the poor but aristocratic Whitecliffe family is to be sent to the nation of Natalla in order to sell the family's cattle to upgrade the nation's livestock. As a side benefit his parents hope he will marry the King's only daughter Princess Maria. Unknown to his family on Tony is secretly married to a commoner. Fate intervenes when drifter Tommy Hudson, who is the identical likeness of Tony comes to the Whitecliffe estate to seek work. Tony engages Tommy to impersonate him on his trip to Natalla accompanied by Cooper, the family's only servant.[2]
Cast
- Tommy Steele as Tony Whitecliffe / Tommy Hudson
- June Laverick as Princess Maria
- Michael Medwin as Cooper
- Eric Pohlmann as Bastini - Prime Minister
- Alan Wheatley as King of Ritallia
- Noel Hood as Lady Marguerite
- Mary Kerridge as Queen
- Elwyn Brook-Jones as Bartolomeo
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Duchess Cynthia Whitecliffe
- Clive Morton as Lord Edward Whitecliffe
Production
Steele was paid £20,000 plus 10% of the profits.[3]
Songs
The songs in the film included:
- "It's All Happening"
- "What do You Do"
- "Family Tree"
- "Happy Guitar"
- "Hair-Down, Hoe-Down"
- "Princess"
- "Photograph" (duet with June Laverick)
- "Thanks A Lot"
All of the songs were written by Lionel Bart, Mike Pratt and Jimmy Bennett (a pseudonym of Tommy Steele).
Soundtrack
Chart positions
| Chart | Year | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[4] | 1958 | 1 |
References
- ^ DUKE WORE JEANS, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 25, Iss. 288, (Jan 1, 1958): 61.
- ^ THE DUKE WORE JEANS Picture Show; London Vol. 70, Iss. 1829, (Apr 19, 1958): 8.
- ^ Andrew Caine Interpreting Rock Movies: The Pop Film and Its Critics in Britain, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2004p.117
- ^ "Chart Stats - Original Soundtrack - The Duke Wore Jeans". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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External links
- The Duke Wore Jeans at IMDb
- The Duke Wore Jeans at BFI
- The Duke Wore Jeans at Letterbox DVD
- Review of film at Variety
- Review of film at Spinning Image
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