Idol on Parade (1959)

Curiosidades

Idol on Parade is a 1959 British comedy film directed by John Gilling and starring William Bendix, Anthony Newley, Sid James and Lionel Jeffries. The screenplay was by John Antrobus, based on the 1958 William Camp novel Idle on Parade which was inspired by Elvis Presley's conscription into the US Army. It was produced by Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli for Warwick Films. Jeep Jackson serves his two years of compulsory National Service in the British military.

Production

The original novel, described by The Observer as "very funny", concerned an intellectual in the army, rather than a pop singer.

Anthony Newley had made several films for Warwick Productions but this was his first lead. Filming began on 10 November 1958 and took six weeks. It was the first time William Bendix had worked in England.

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