Jazz Boat (1960)

Director:

Ken Hughes

Writers:

John Antrobus (writer)
Ken Hughes (writer)

Release Date:

November 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

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	...	Band Leader (as Ted Heath and His Music)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Liam Gaffney	...	Spider's father
Henry Webb	...	Barman
Brian Weske	...	Barber

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A

Company:

Warwick Film Productions

Trivia:

In the cabin scene, Anne Aubrey climbs on top of Anthony Newley. During the first take, she jumped up and rushed off the set complaining to Albert R. Broccoli that Anthony was being disgusting. It turns out that, as a joke, he had a Coca Cola bottle in his pants pocket and she had leant on it.

Thoroughly enjoyable comedy-thriller

I was very young when I saw this film, but remember laughing most of the time, on the edge of my seat the rest. I really cared what happened to the main character (Newley) - Spider certainly terrified me! James Booth a very under-rated actor. Lionel Jefferies was his usual exasperated self, Bernie Winters the comic relief. Why don't we see this film on tv??? A very good example of British early-sixties light comedy.