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Expresso Bongo

Val Guest

1959 • 1h 51m

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

Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo (1959) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cast

Laurence Harvey

Laurence HarveyJohnny Jackson

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia SymsMaisie King

Yolande Donlan

Yolande DonlanDixie Collins

Cliff Richard

Cliff RichardBert Rudge / Bongo Herbert

Meier Tzelniker

Meier TzelnikerMayer

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Ambrosine PhillpottsLady Rosemary

Gilbert HardingSelf

Hermione Baddeley

Hermione BaddeleyPenelope

Eric Pohlmann

Eric PohlmannLeon

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald BeckwithRev. Tobias Craven

Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid LawsonMr Rudge

Avis Bunnage

Avis BunnageMrs Rudge

Susan BurnetEdna Rudge

Susan Hampshire

Susan HampshireCynthia

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth GriffithCharlie

Crew

Val Guest

Val GuestDirector

Wolf Mankowitz

Wolf MankowitzWriter

Kenneth MacMillan

Kenneth MacMillanChoreographer

Anthony Masters

Anthony MastersArt Direction

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Expresso Bongo (1959) — Backlot Notes