Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

108 mins | Comedy | Dec. 1, 1959

A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.

Expresso Bongo

108 mins | Comedy | Dec. 1, 1959

Expresso Bongo
A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Val Guest Productions
Original title Expresso Bongo
Directors Philip Shipway, Val Guest
Writers Julian More, Wolf Mankowitz

Cast

Laurence Harvey

as Johnny Jackson

Sylvia Syms

as Maisie King

Yolande Donlan

as Dixie Collins

Cliff Richard

as Bert Rudge / Bongo Herbert

Meier Tzelniker

as Mayer

Ambrosine Phillpotts

as Lady Rosemary

Gilbert Harding

as Himself

Hermione Baddeley

as Penelope

Eric Pohlmann

as Leon

Reginald Beckwith

as Rev. Tobias Craven

Wilfrid Lawson

as Mr Rudge

Avis Bunnage

as Mrs Rudge

Susan Burnet

as Edna Rudge

Susan Hampshire

as Cynthia

Kenneth Griffith

as Charlie

Patrick Cargill

as Psychiatrist

Lisa Peake

as Chinese Rose

Esma Cannon

as Nightclub Cleaner

Barry Lowe

as Beast Burns

Davy Kaye

as Racer

Timothy Bateson

as Amusement Arcade Manager

Burt Kwouk

as Soho Youth

Jack McNaughton

as Jack

Reg Thomason

as Jukebox Delivery Man

Victor Harrington

as Press Photographer

Wolf Mankowitz

as Sandwich Man

Hank Marvin

as Lead Guitarist

Jet Harris

as Bass player in band