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| writer = [[John Antrobus]] <br> [[Ken Hughes]] |
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| starring = [[Anthony Newley]]<br>[[Anne Aubrey]]<br>[[Bernie Winters]]<br>[[James Booth]] |
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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> |
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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Filming started 15 June, 1959.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox20unse_38/page/49/mode/1up?q=%22jazz+boat%22|title=Decca Gets Jazz Boat|date=20 June 1959|page=49}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
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''Variety'' called it "an odd assoilment of romance, jazz, musical comedy and youthful crime... What comes out is largely chaos although some of it is infectiously amusing. Mostly it s vague, disjointed and purposeless. Director Ken Hughes may have been making some sort of an attempt at parodv of American crime pix."<ref>[https://archive.org/details/variety220-1960-11/page/n237/mode/1up/search/%22rex+rienits%22?q=%22rex+rienits%22 Review of film] at Variety</ref> |
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The MFB called it "a lively, muddle headed British musical."<ref>JAZZ BOAT |
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Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 32. </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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*[https://letterboxd.com/film/jazz-boat/ Jazz Boat] at Letterbox DVD |
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Revision as of 11:30, 6 October 2020
| Jazz Boat | |
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| Directed by | Ken Hughes |
| Written by | John Antrobus Ken Hughes |
| Based on | novel by 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]
Filming started 15 June, 1959.[2]
Critical reception
Variety called it "an odd assoilment of romance, jazz, musical comedy and youthful crime... What comes out is largely chaos although some of it is infectiously amusing. Mostly it s vague, disjointed and purposeless. Director Ken Hughes may have been making some sort of an attempt at parodv of American crime pix."[3]
The MFB called it "a lively, muddle headed British musical."[4] 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";[5] while Leonard Maltin called it an "Energetic caper."[6]
References
- ^ Clark, Russell (14 September 1961). "The Bush Boy Who Wrote Outcasts". TV Times. p. 8-9.
- ^ "Decca Gets Jazz Boat". Cash Box. 20 June 1959. p. 49.
- ^ Review of film at Variety
- ^ JAZZ BOAT Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 32.
- ^ "Jazz Boat".
- ^ "Jazz Boat (1960) - Overview - TCM.com".
External links
- Jazz Boat at IMDb
- Jazz Boat at Letterbox DVD
- Jazz Boat at Rotten Tomatoes
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