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Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade

7,0 /10 (7 Votes)
1959 EN 88 min

Overview

A rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.

Release date

24/03/1959

Votes

7

Popularity

1.2

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

88 min

Original Soundtrack

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-04-04

⭐ 5

The escapades of rock 'n roller "Jeep Jackson" (Anthony Newley) after he is called up, but posted to the "Wrexham Foot" regiment by mistake. Lionel Jeffries ("Burton Bassett") is his commanding officer, and together with William Bendix ("Sgt. Lush") has to try and knock him into shape. I'm not sure why the otherwise talented Newley would ever have agreed to do this. It's a mess. Bendix and Jeffries are way off form in a comedy drama that staggers from one dud scenario to another. The songs - not helped by some seriously out-of-synch dubbing - are pretty mundane and the whole thing drags from t…

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