The Duke Wore Jeans

The Duke Wore Jeans
Directed by Gerald Thomas
Produced by Nat Cohen
Peter Rogers
Written by Norman Hudis
Story by Lionel Bart
Mike Pratt
Starring Tommy Steele
Michael Medwin
June Laverick
Release date
 1958
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Duke Wore Jeans is a 1958 British film by producer Nat Cohen starring Tommy Steele and June Laverick. The songs for the film were released on a 10" LP and in compilation CDs.

Plot

The only son of the poor but aristocratic Whitecliffe family is to be sent to the nation of Natalla in order to sell the family's cattle to upgrade the nation's livestock. As a side benefit his parents hope he will marry the King's only daughter Princess Maria. Unknown to his family on Tony is secretly married to a commoner. Fate intervenes when drifter Tommy Hudson, who is the identical likeness of Tony comes to the Whitecliffe estate to seek work. Tony engages Tommy to impersonate him on his trip to Natalla accompanied by Cooper, the family's only servant.

Cast

Production

Steele was paid £20,000 plus 10% of the profits.[1]

Songs

The songs in the film included:

  • "It's All Happening"
  • "What do You Do"
  • "Family Tree"
  • "Happy Guitar"
  • "Hair-Down, Hoe-Down"
  • "Princess"
  • "Photograph" (duet with June Laverick)
  • "Thanks A Lot"

All of the songs were written by Lionel Bart, Mike Pratt and Jimmy Bennett (a pseudonym of Tommy Steele).

Soundtrack

Chart positions

Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[2] 1958 1
Preceded by
Pal Joey by Original Soundtrack		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
26 April 1958 – 10 May 1958		 Succeeded by
My Fair Lady by Original Cast Album

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Caine Interpreting Rock Movies: The Pop Film and Its Critics in Britain, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2004p.117
  2. ↑ "Chart Stats - Original Soundtrack - The Duke Wore Jeans". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.


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