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It was based on a novel by Rex Rienits. Rienits later admitted he disliked writing novels but was in a career slump so decided to write a novel to sell to the movies.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=TV Times|first=Russell|last=Clark|title=The Bush Boy Who Wrote Outcasts|page=8-9|date=14 September 1961}}</ref> |
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''[[TV Guide]]'' wrote, "While imitating American gangster films, this simple picture also provides a look at the British "[[Teddy Boy]]" subculture...some amusing situations, though none is particularly memorable";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/jazz-boat/review/102690/|title=Jazz Boat|publisher=}}</ref> while [[Leonard Maltin]] called it an "Energetic caper."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/27406/Jazz-Boat/|title=Jazz Boat (1960) - Overview - TCM.com|publisher=}}</ref> |
''[[TV Guide]]'' wrote, "While imitating American gangster films, this simple picture also provides a look at the British "[[Teddy Boy]]" subculture...some amusing situations, though none is particularly memorable";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/jazz-boat/review/102690/|title=Jazz Boat|publisher=}}</ref> while [[Leonard Maltin]] called it an "Energetic caper."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/27406/Jazz-Boat/|title=Jazz Boat (1960) - Overview - TCM.com|publisher=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:23, 25 September 2020
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| Directed by | Ken Hughes |
| Written by | John Antrobus Ken Hughes Rex Rienits |
| Produced by | Albert R. Broccoli Harold Huth |
| Starring | Anthony Newley Anne Aubrey Bernie Winters James Booth |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore Nicolas Roeg |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
| Music by | Kenneth V. Jones |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (UK) Columbia Pictures (US) |
Release date | February 1960 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Jazz Boat is a 1960 British musical comedy film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries and big band leader Ted Heath and his orchestra.
Plot
Electrician Bert Harris (Anthony Newley) boasts that he's a successful cat burglar, which leads to him getting mixed up with real thieves who need those special skills for a big jewellery heist. However, Bert was only giving them a "song and dance" about being a cat burglar, but now discovers it's too late to back out.
Cast
- Anthony Newley ... Bert Harris
- Anne Aubrey ... The Doll
- Bernie Winters ... The Jinx
- James Booth ... Spider Kelly
- Leo McKern ... Inspector
- Lionel Jeffries ... Sergeant Thompson
- David Lodge ... Holy Mike
- Al Mulock ... The Dancer
- Joyce Blair ... Rene
- Jean Philippe ... Jean
- Liam Gaffney as Spider's Father
- Henry Webb as Barman
- Ted Heath ... himself
- Frank Williams ... Man whose bowler hat is knocked off in the market
Production
It was based on a novel by Rex Rienits. Rienits later admitted he disliked writing novels but was in a career slump so decided to write a novel to sell to the movies.[1]
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "While imitating American gangster films, this simple picture also provides a look at the British "Teddy Boy" subculture...some amusing situations, though none is particularly memorable";[2] while Leonard Maltin called it an "Energetic caper."[3]
References
- ^ Clark, Russell (14 September 1961). "The Bush Boy Who Wrote Outcasts". TV Times. p. 8-9.
- ^ "Jazz Boat".
- ^ "Jazz Boat (1960) - Overview - TCM.com".
External links
- Jazz Boat at IMDb
- Jazz Boat at Rotten Tomatoes
- Review of film at Variety
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