Tommy the Toreador
| Tommy the Toreador | |
|---|---|
 Original UK poster | |
| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Produced by | George H. Brown |
| Written by |
George H. Brown Patrick Kirwan Sid Colin Nicholas Phipps Talbot Rothwell |
| Starring |
Tommy Steele Janet Munro Sid James Bernard Cribbins |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
| Edited by | Peter Bezencenet |
Production company |
George H. Brown Productions (as Fanfare) |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors(UK) |
Release dates | 21 December 1959 (London) (UK) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Tommy the Toreador is a 1959 British musical comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Tommy Steele, Janet Munro, Sid James, Bernard Cribbins, Noell Purcell and Kenneth Williams.[1] A British ship docks in Spain and Tommy, a sailor from London tries his hand as a bullfighter.[2] Along the way he finds time to sing "Tommy the Toreador" and "Little White Bull" (Lionel Bart, Michael Pratt, Jimmy Bennett).[3]
Cast
- Tommy Steele - Tommy
- Janet Munro - Amanda
- Sid James - Cadena
- Bernard Cribbins - Paco
- Noell Purcell - Captain
- Virgilio Teixeira - Parilla, the Bullfighter
- José Nieto - Inspector Quintero
- Ferdy Mayne - Lopez
- Harold Kasket - Jose
- Kenneth Williams - Vice-Consul
- Eric Sykes - Martin
Critical reception
In The Radio Times, Tom Vallance gave the film three out of five stars, and wrote, "perky pop star Tommy Steele, a former seaman himself, plays the part of a sailor in this lively and likeable musical comedy";[4] while Variety called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy." [5]
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054391/
- ↑ "Tommy the Toreador (1959) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ↑ "Tommy The Toreador Review". Movies.tvguide.com. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ↑ "Tommy the Toreador | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ↑ "Tommy the Toreador". Variety. 1958-12-31. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
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