Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade
Directed by John Gilling
Produced by Irving Allen
Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by John Antrobus
Based on novel Idle on Parade by William Camp
Starring Anthony Newley
Music by Bill Shepherd
Cinematography Ted Moore
Edited by Bert Rule
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • 24 March 1959 (1959-03-24) (UK)
Running time
 88 min.
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Idol on Parade also known as Idle on Parade is a 1959 youth-oriented British comedy film directed by John Gilling and starring Anthony Newley, Sid James and Lionel Jeffries. It was John Antrobus' first screenplay.[1][2] The film sees the main character undergo two years of compulsory National Service in the British military and was based on the 1958 novel Idle on Parade by William Camp which in turn was inspired by Elvis Presley's conscription into the US Army.

The film was produced by Warwick Films and featured Newley singing five songs in a Cockney accent for the film.

One of the songs "I've Waited for So Long" became a pop hit, reaching No. 3 in the UK chart.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Antrobus, John (2002). Surviving Spike Milligan: A Voyage Through the Mind & Mirth of the Master Goon. London: Robson Books. ISBN 0-246-12275-7. p.44
  2. ↑ McCann, Graham (2006). Spike & Co. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-89809-7.
  3. ↑ "New star rises on British hit front". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 12 August 1959. p. 43 Supplement: Teenagers Weekly. Retrieved 19 April 2014.


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