The Duke Wore Jeans
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The Duke Wore Jeans is a 1958 English film by producer Nat Cohen
Nat Cohen
Nat Cohen was a British film producer whose career started in the 1930s. He was the producer of several extremely controversial films including Peeping Tom and The Criminal...

 starring Tommy Steele
Tommy Steele
Tommy Steele OBE , is an English entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star.-Singer:...

 and June Laverick
June Laverick
June Laverick was an English film, television and stage actress.She was once described as "a popular lightweight leading actress of the day" and is probably best remembered as the wife of Dickie Henderson in The Dickie Henderson Show.- Personal :Before June was born her parents ran a public house...

. The songs from the film are mostly available on Tommy's many compilation CDs but no British CD has been pressed of the Original Soundtrack probably due to the fact of there being only 9 songs. The Original 10" LP is still available on some sites.

Cast

  • Tommy Steele
    Tommy Steele
    Tommy Steele OBE , is an English entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star.-Singer:...

     as Tony Whitecliffe / Tommy Hudson
  • June Laverick
    June Laverick
    June Laverick was an English film, television and stage actress.She was once described as "a popular lightweight leading actress of the day" and is probably best remembered as the wife of Dickie Henderson in The Dickie Henderson Show.- Personal :Before June was born her parents ran a public house...

     as Princess Maria
  • Michael Medwin as Cooper
  • Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann was an Austrian theatre, film and television character actor.Born Erich Pollak in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he was a classically trained actor who studied under the renowned director Max Reinhardt...

     as Bastini - Prime Minister
  • Alan Wheatley
    Alan Wheatley
    Alan Wheatley was a radio announcer who turned to stage and screen acting in the 1930s and was much seen in British films, being a television actor during the black and white era....

     as King of Ritallia
  • Noel Hood as Lady Marguerite
  • Mary Kerridge
    Mary Kerridge
    Mary Kerridge was an English actress, married to John Counsell, the managing director of the Theatre Royal, Windsor, with whom she worked at the theatre for many years. Their daughter is actress Elizabeth Counsell....

     as Queen
  • Elwyn Brook-Jones
    Elwyn Brook-Jones
    Elwyn Brook-Jones was a British film and television actor.-Life:Brook-Jones was born in Sarawak on the island of Borneo. After a private education, he attended Jesus College, Oxford. His public debut was in Australia, aged 11, as a concert pianist; he later made cabaret appearances in America...

     as Bartolomeo
  • Ambrosine Phillpotts
    Ambrosine Phillpotts
    -Selected filmography:* This Man Is Mine * The Chiltern Hundreds * The Franchise Affair * Happy Go Lovely * Mr...

     as Duchess Cynthia Whitecliffe
  • Clive Morton
    Clive Morton
    Clive Morton was an English actor who made many screen appearances, especially on television. In 1955, he appeared in Laurence Olivier's Richard III and is recalled by fans of Doctor Who for his role as Trenchard in The Sea Devils in 1972...

     as Lord Edward Whitecliffe

Songs

The songs in the film included:
  • "It's All Happening"
  • "My Family Tree"
  • "What Do You Do"
  • "Happy Guitar"
  • "Hair-Down, Hoe-Down"
  • "Princess"
  • "Photograph" (duet
    Duet (music)
    A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...

     with June Laverick
    June Laverick
    June Laverick was an English film, television and stage actress.She was once described as "a popular lightweight leading actress of the day" and is probably best remembered as the wife of Dickie Henderson in The Dickie Henderson Show.- Personal :Before June was born her parents ran a public house...

    )
  • "Thanks A Lot"


All of the songs were written by Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!-Early life:...

, Mike Pratt and Jimmy Bennett (a pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...

 of Tommy Steele
Tommy Steele
Tommy Steele OBE , is an English entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star.-Singer:...

).

Chart positions

Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

1958 1
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