Jazz Boat
Jazz Boat is a 1960 British musical comedy film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries and big band leader Ted Heath and his orchestra.
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| Directed by | Ken Hughes |
| Produced by | Albert R. Broccoli Harold Huth |
| Written by | John Antrobus Ken Hughes Rex Rienits |
| Starring | Anthony Newley Anne Aubrey Bernie Winters James Booth |
| Music by | Kenneth V. Jones |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore Nicolas Roeg |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (UK) Columbia Pictures (US) |
Release date | February 1960 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Electrician Bert Harris (Anthony Newley) boasts that he's a successful cat burglar, which leads to him getting mixed up with real thieves who need those special skills for a big jewellery heist. However, Bert was only giving them a "song and dance" about being a cat burglar, but now discovers it's too late to back out.
Cast
- Anthony Newley ... Bert Harris
- Anne Aubrey ... The Doll
- Bernie Winters ... The Jinx
- James Booth ... Spider Kelly
- Leo McKern ... Inspector
- Lionel Jeffries ... Sergeant Thompson
- David Lodge ... Holy Mike
- Al Mulock ... The Dancer
- Joyce Blair ... Rene
- Jean Philippe ... Jean
- Ted Heath (bandleader) ... himself
- Frank Williams (actor) ... Man whose bowler hat is knocked off in the market
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "While imitating American gangster films, this simple picture also provides a look at the British "Teddy Boy" subculture...some amusing situations, though none is particularly memorable";[1] while Leonard Maltin called it an "Energetic caper."[2]