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	'''''Tommy the Toreador''''' is a 1959 British [[musical film\|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[~~ommy~~ Steele]], [[Janet Munro]], [[Sid James]], [[Bernard Cribbins]], [[Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] and [[Kenneth Williams]].<ref>TOMMY THE TOREADOR Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 11.</ref>		'''''Tommy the Toreador''''' is a 1959 British [[musical film\|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[Tommy Steele]], [[Janet Munro]], [[Sid James]], [[Bernard Cribbins]], [[Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] and [[Kenneth Williams]].<ref>TOMMY THE TOREADOR Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 11.</ref>

	==Premise==		==Premise==

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	\| image = Tommy the Toreador.jpg		\| image = Tommy the Toreador.jpg
	\| caption = Original UK poster		\| caption = Original UK poster
	\| director = [[~~w:John Paddy Carstairs\|~~John Paddy Carstairs]]		\| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]
	\| producer = George H. Brown<br>executive<br>[[~~w:Nat Cohen\|~~Nat Cohen]]<br>Stuart Levy		\| producer = George H. Brown<br>executive<br>[[Nat Cohen]]<br>Stuart Levy
	\| writer = George H. Brown<br>[[~~w:Patrick Kirwan\|~~Patrick Kirwan]]<br>additional dialogue<br>[[~~w:Sid Colin\|~~Sid Colin]]<br>[[~~w:Nicholas Phipps\|~~Nicholas Phipps]]<br>[[Talbot Rothwell]]		\| writer = George H. Brown<br>[[Patrick Kirwan]]<br>additional dialogue<br>[[Sid Colin]]<br>[[Nicholas Phipps]]<br>[[Talbot Rothwell]]
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = {{ubl\|[[~~w:Tommy Steele\|~~Tommy Steele]]\|[[~~w:Janet Munro\|~~Janet Munro]]\|[[Sid James]]\|[[~~w:Bernard Cribbins\|~~Bernard Cribbins]]}}		\| starring = {{ubl\|[[Tommy Steele]]\|[[Janet Munro]]\|[[Sid James]]\|[[Bernard Cribbins]]}}
	\| music = [[Stanley Black]]		\| music = [[Stanley Black]]
	\| cinematography = [[~~w:Gilbert Taylor\|~~Gilbert Taylor]]		\| cinematography = [[Gilbert Taylor]]
	\| editing = [[~~w:Peter Bezencenet\|~~Peter Bezencenet]]		\| editing = [[Peter Bezencenet]]
	\| studio = George H. Brown Productions (as Fanfare)		\| studio = George H. Brown Productions (as Fanfare)
	\| distributor = [[~~w:Warner-Pathé Distributors\|~~Warner-Pathé Distributors]](UK)		\| distributor = [[Warner-Pathé Distributors]](UK)
	\| released = 21 December 1959 (London) (UK)		\| released = 21 December 1959 (London) (UK)
	\| runtime = 90 minutes		\| runtime = 90 minutes
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	'''''Tommy the Toreador''''' is a 1959 British [[w:musical film\|musical]] [[~~w:comedy film\|~~comedy film]] directed by [[~~w:John Paddy Carstairs\|~~John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[~~w:Tommy Steele\|Tommy~~ Steele]], [[~~w:Janet Munro\|~~Janet Munro]], [[Sid James]], [[~~w:Bernard Cribbins\|~~Bernard Cribbins]], [[w:Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] and [[Kenneth Williams]].<ref>TOMMY THE TOREADOR Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 11.</ref>		'''''Tommy the Toreador''''' is a 1959 British [[musical film\|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[ommy Steele]], [[Janet Munro]], [[Sid James]], [[Bernard Cribbins]], [[Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] and [[Kenneth Williams]].<ref>TOMMY THE TOREADOR Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 11.</ref>

	==Premise==		==Premise==
	A British ship docks in [[~~w:Spain\|~~Spain]] and Tommy, a sailor from London, gets stranded after he saves the life of a bullfighter.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/tommy-the-toreador/review/120806 \|title=Tommy The Toreador Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|date=2012-11-28 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref><ref>Tommy The Toreador Picture Show; London (Dec 26, 1959): 8-10, 14.</ref>		A British ship docks in [[Spain]] and Tommy, a sailor from London, gets stranded after he saves the life of a bullfighter.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/tommy-the-toreador/review/120806 \|title=Tommy The Toreador Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|date=2012-11-28 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref><ref>Tommy The Toreador Picture Show; London (Dec 26, 1959): 8-10, 14.</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[~~w:Tommy Steele\|~~Tommy Steele]] as Tommy		* [[Tommy Steele]] as Tommy
	* [[~~w:Janet Munro\|~~Janet Munro]] as Amanda		* [[Janet Munro]] as Amanda
	* [[Sid James]] as Cadena		* [[Sid James]] as Cadena
	* [[~~w:Bernard Cribbins\|~~Bernard Cribbins]] as Paco		* [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Paco
	* [[w:Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] as Captain		* [[Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] as Captain
	* [[w:Virgilio Teixeira (actor)\|Virgilio Teixeira]] as Parilla, the Bullfighter		* [[Virgilio Teixeira (actor)\|Virgilio Teixeira]] as Parilla, the Bullfighter
	* [[w:José Nieto (actor)\|José Nieto]] as Inspector Quintero		* [[José Nieto (actor)\|José Nieto]] as Inspector Quintero
	* [[~~w:Ferdy Mayne\|~~Ferdy Mayne]] as Lopez		* [[Ferdy Mayne]] as Lopez
	* [[~~w:Harold Kasket\|~~Harold Kasket]] as Jose		* [[Harold Kasket]] as Jose
	* [[Kenneth Williams]] as Vice-Consul		* [[Kenneth Williams]] as Vice-Consul
	* [[Eric Sykes]] as Martin		* [[Eric Sykes]] as Martin

	==Production==		==Production==
	Janet Munro was borrowed from [[~~w:Walt Disney\|~~Walt Disney]], who had her under contract. The film was shot at the Associated British studios in [[~~w:Borehamwood\|~~Borehamwood]].<ref>Tommy The Toreador Nepean, Edith. Picture Show; London (Sep 26, 1959): 6.</ref> There was location filming in [[~~w:Seville\|~~Seville]] in May 1959.<ref>{{cite web\|website=Variety\|url=https://archive.org/details/variety214-1959-05/page/n10?q=%22tommy+the+toreador%22\|date=May 1959\|title=Sevilla Crawls with Crews}}</ref> Steele says filming took 12 weeks and that Carstairs was a "chubby, jovial ball of energy... his direction was always precise and without fuss."<ref>Steele p 299</ref>		Janet Munro was borrowed from [[Walt Disney]], who had her under contract. The film was shot at the Associated British studios in [[Borehamwood]].<ref>Tommy The Toreador Nepean, Edith. Picture Show; London (Sep 26, 1959): 6.</ref> There was location filming in [[Seville]] in May 1959.<ref>{{cite web\|website=Variety\|url=https://archive.org/details/variety214-1959-05/page/n10?q=%22tommy+the+toreador%22\|date=May 1959\|title=Sevilla Crawls with Crews}}</ref> Steele says filming took 12 weeks and that Carstairs was a "chubby, jovial ball of energy... his direction was always precise and without fuss."<ref>Steele p 299</ref>

	==Songs==		==Songs==
	The songs were written by Lionel Bart, Mike Pratt and Steele who had collaborated on ''[[~~w:The Duke Wore Jeans\|~~The Duke Wore Jeans]]''. Steele said their aim on the film were to present "a score of tunes and lyrics that joined the plot without ever stopping it in its tracks."<ref>Steele p 299</ref>		The songs were written by Lionel Bart, Mike Pratt and Steele who had collaborated on ''[[The Duke Wore Jeans]]''. Steele said their aim on the film were to present "a score of tunes and lyrics that joined the plot without ever stopping it in its tracks."<ref>Steele p 299</ref>

	The songs included:		The songs included:
	*"Tommy the Toreador"		*"Tommy the Toreador"
	*"Take a Ride"		*"Take a Ride"
	*"[[~~w:Little White Bull\|~~Little White Bull]]"		*"[[Little White Bull]]"
	*"Singing Time"		*"Singing Time"
	*"Where's the Birdie?" - sung with James and Munro		*"Where's the Birdie?" - sung with James and Munro
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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	In the [[~~w:Radio Times\|~~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";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cm7zh/tommy-the-toreador \|title=Tommy the Toreador \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=2013-04-08 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> while		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";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cm7zh/tommy-the-toreador \|title=Tommy the Toreador \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=2013-04-08 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> while
	[[w:Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1958/film/reviews/tommy-the-toreador-1200419248/ \|title=Tommy the Toreador \|publisher=Variety \|date=1958-12-31 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>		[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1958/film/reviews/tommy-the-toreador-1200419248/ \|title=Tommy the Toreador \|publisher=Variety \|date=1958-12-31 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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	[[Category:1950s British films]]		[[Category:1950s British films]]
	[[Category:1959 comedy films]]		[[Category:1959 comedy films]]
			[[Category:British comedy films]]

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	\| caption = Original UK poster		\| caption = Original UK poster
	\| director = [[w:John Paddy Carstairs\|John Paddy Carstairs]]		\| director = [[w:John Paddy Carstairs\|John Paddy Carstairs]]
	\| producer = George H. Brown<br>executive<br>[[Nat Cohen]]<br>Stuart Levy		\| producer = George H. Brown<br>executive<br>[[w:Nat Cohen\|Nat Cohen]]<br>Stuart Levy
	\| writer = George H. Brown<br>[[w:Patrick Kirwan]]<br>additional dialogue<br>[[w:Sid Colin\|Sid Colin]]<br>[[w:Nicholas Phipps\|Nicholas Phipps]]<br>[[Talbot Rothwell]]		\| writer = George H. Brown<br>[[w:Patrick Kirwan\|Patrick Kirwan]]<br>additional dialogue<br>[[w:Sid Colin\|Sid Colin]]<br>[[w:Nicholas Phipps\|Nicholas Phipps]]<br>[[Talbot Rothwell]]
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = {{ubl\|[[w:Tommy Steele\|Tommy Steele]]\|[[w:Janet Munro\|Janet Munro]]\|[[Sid James]]\|[[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]}}		\| starring = {{ubl\|[[w:Tommy Steele\|Tommy Steele]]\|[[w:Janet Munro\|Janet Munro]]\|[[Sid James]]\|[[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]}}
	\| music = [[Stanley Black]]		\| music = [[Stanley Black]]
	\| cinematography = [[w:Gilbert Taylor\|Gilbert Taylor]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Gilbert Taylor\|Gilbert Taylor]]
	\| editing = [[Peter Bezencenet\|Peter Bezencenet]]		\| editing = [[w:Peter Bezencenet\|Peter Bezencenet]]
	\| studio = George H. Brown Productions (as Fanfare)		\| studio = George H. Brown Productions (as Fanfare)
	\| distributor = [[w:Warner-Pathé Distributors\|Warner-Pathé Distributors]](UK)		\| distributor = [[w:Warner-Pathé Distributors\|Warner-Pathé Distributors]](UK)
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	==References==		==References==
	~~<references/>~~		{{Reflist}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*~~[https://www.imdb.com/~~title/tt0054391/ Tommy the Toreador~~] at [[IMDb]]~~		*{{IMDb title\|tt0054391\|Tommy the Toreador}}
	*[https://letterboxd.com/film/tommy-the-toreador/ Tommy the Toreador] at Letterbox DVD		*[https://letterboxd.com/film/tommy-the-toreador/ Tommy the Toreador] at Letterbox DVD
	*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b89a1ed Tommy the Toreador] at BFI		*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b89a1ed Tommy the Toreador] at BFI

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	\| image = Tommy the Toreador.jpg		\| image = Tommy the Toreador.jpg
	\| caption = Original UK poster		\| caption = Original UK poster
	\| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]		\| director = [[w:John Paddy Carstairs\|John Paddy Carstairs]]
	\| producer = George H. Brown<br>executive<br>[[Nat Cohen]]<br>Stuart Levy		\| producer = George H. Brown<br>executive<br>[[Nat Cohen]]<br>Stuart Levy
	\| writer = George H. Brown<br>[[Patrick Kirwan]]<br>additional dialogue<br>[[Sid Colin]]<br>[[Nicholas Phipps]]<br>[[Talbot Rothwell]]		\| writer = George H. Brown<br>[[w:Patrick Kirwan]]<br>additional dialogue<br>[[w:Sid Colin\|Sid Colin]]<br>[[w:Nicholas Phipps\|Nicholas Phipps]]<br>[[Talbot Rothwell]]
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = {{ubl\|[[Tommy Steele]]\|[[Janet Munro]]\|[[Sid James]]\|[[Bernard Cribbins]]}}		\| starring = {{ubl\|[[w:Tommy Steele\|Tommy Steele]]\|[[w:Janet Munro\|Janet Munro]]\|[[Sid James]]\|[[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]]}}
	\| music = [[Stanley Black]]		\| music = [[Stanley Black]]
	\| cinematography = [[Gilbert Taylor]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Gilbert Taylor\|Gilbert Taylor]]
	\| editing = [[Peter Bezencenet]]		\| editing = [[Peter Bezencenet\|Peter Bezencenet]]
	\| studio = George H. Brown Productions (as Fanfare)		\| studio = George H. Brown Productions (as Fanfare)
	\| distributor = [[Warner-Pathé Distributors]](UK)		\| distributor = [[w:Warner-Pathé Distributors\|Warner-Pathé Distributors]](UK)
	\| released = 21 December 1959 (London) (UK)		\| released = 21 December 1959 (London) (UK)
	\| runtime = 90 minutes		\| runtime = 90 minutes
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	'''''Tommy the Toreador''''' is a 1959 British [[musical film\|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[Tommy Steele]], [[Janet Munro]], [[Sid James]], [[Bernard Cribbins]], [[Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] and [[Kenneth Williams]].<ref>TOMMY THE TOREADOR		'''''Tommy the Toreador''''' is a 1959 British [[w:musical film\|musical]] [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[w:John Paddy Carstairs\|John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[w:Tommy Steele\|Tommy Steele]], [[w:Janet Munro\|Janet Munro]], [[Sid James]], [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]], [[w:Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] and [[Kenneth Williams]].<ref>TOMMY THE TOREADOR Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 11.</ref>
	Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 11.
	</ref>

	==Premise==		==Premise==
	A British ship docks in [[Spain]] and Tommy, a sailor from London, gets stranded after he saves the life of a bullfighter.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/tommy-the-toreador/review/120806 \|title=Tommy The Toreador Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|date=2012-11-28 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref><ref>Tommy The Toreador		A British ship docks in [[w:Spain\|Spain]] and Tommy, a sailor from London, gets stranded after he saves the life of a bullfighter.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/tommy-the-toreador/review/120806 \|title=Tommy The Toreador Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|date=2012-11-28 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref><ref>Tommy The Toreador Picture Show; London (Dec 26, 1959): 8-10, 14.</ref>
	Picture Show; London (Dec 26, 1959): 8-10, 14.</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Tommy Steele]] as Tommy		* [[w:Tommy Steele\|Tommy Steele]] as Tommy
	* [[Janet Munro]] as Amanda		* [[w:Janet Munro\|Janet Munro]] as Amanda
	* [[Sid James]] as Cadena		* [[Sid James]] as Cadena
	* [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Paco		* [[w:Bernard Cribbins\|Bernard Cribbins]] as Paco
	* [[Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] as Captain		* [[w:Noel Purcell (actor)\|Noel Purcell]] as Captain
	* [[Virgilio Teixeira (actor)\|Virgilio Teixeira]] as Parilla, the Bullfighter		* [[w:Virgilio Teixeira (actor)\|Virgilio Teixeira]] as Parilla, the Bullfighter
	* [[José Nieto (actor)\|José Nieto]] as Inspector Quintero		* [[w:José Nieto (actor)\|José Nieto]] as Inspector Quintero
	* [[Ferdy Mayne]] as Lopez		* [[w:Ferdy Mayne\|Ferdy Mayne]] as Lopez
	* [[Harold Kasket]] as Jose		* [[w:Harold Kasket\|Harold Kasket]] as Jose
	* [[Kenneth Williams]] as Vice-Consul		* [[Kenneth Williams]] as Vice-Consul
	* [[Eric Sykes]] as Martin		* [[Eric Sykes]] as Martin

	==Production==		==Production==
	Janet Munro was borrowed from [[Walt Disney]], who had her under contract. The film was shot at the Associated British studios in [[Borehamwood]].<ref>Tommy The Toreador		Janet Munro was borrowed from [[w:Walt Disney\|Walt Disney]], who had her under contract. The film was shot at the Associated British studios in [[w:Borehamwood\|Borehamwood]].<ref>Tommy The Toreador Nepean, Edith. Picture Show; London (Sep 26, 1959): 6.</ref> There was location filming in [[w:Seville\|Seville]] in May 1959.<ref>{{cite web\|website=Variety\|url=https://archive.org/details/variety214-1959-05/page/n10?q=%22tommy+the+toreador%22\|date=May 1959\|title=Sevilla Crawls with Crews}}</ref> Steele says filming took 12 weeks and that Carstairs was a "chubby, jovial ball of energy... his direction was always precise and without fuss."<ref>Steele p 299</ref>
	Nepean, Edith. Picture Show; London (Sep 26, 1959): 6.</ref> There was location filming in [[Seville]] in May 1959.<ref>{{cite web\|website=Variety\|url=https://archive.org/details/variety214-1959-05/page/n10?q=%22tommy+the+toreador%22\|date=May 1959\|title=Sevilla Crawls with Crews}}</ref> Steele says filming took 12 weeks and that Carstairs was a "chubby, jovial ball of energy... his direction was always precise and without fuss."<ref>Steele p 299</ref>

	==Songs==		==Songs==
	The songs were written by Lionel Bart, Mike Pratt and Steele who had collaborated on ''[[The Duke Wore Jeans]]''. Steele said their aim on the film were to present "a score of tunes and lyrics that joined the plot without ever stopping it in its tracks."<ref>Steele p 299</ref>		The songs were written by Lionel Bart, Mike Pratt and Steele who had collaborated on ''[[w:The Duke Wore Jeans\|The Duke Wore Jeans]]''. Steele said their aim on the film were to present "a score of tunes and lyrics that joined the plot without ever stopping it in its tracks."<ref>Steele p 299</ref>

	The songs included:		The songs included:

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	\| name = Tommy the Toreador		\| name = Tommy the Toreador
	\| image = ~~"Tommy_the_Toreador"~~.jpg		\| image = Tommy the Toreador.jpg
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	\| caption = Original UK poster		\| caption = Original UK poster
	\| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]		\| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]

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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	In the [[w:Radio Times\|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";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cm7zh/tommy-the-toreador \|title=Tommy the Toreador \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=2013-04-08 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> while		In the [[w:Radio Times\|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";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cm7zh/tommy-the-toreador \|title=Tommy the Toreador \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=2013-04-08 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> while
	[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1958/film/reviews/tommy-the-toreador-1200419248/ \|title=Tommy the Toreador \|publisher=Variety \|date=1958-12-31 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>		[[w:Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1958/film/reviews/tommy-the-toreador-1200419248/ \|title=Tommy the Toreador \|publisher=Variety \|date=1958-12-31 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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	*"Tommy the Toreador"		*"Tommy the Toreador"
	*"Take a Ride"		*"Take a Ride"
	*"[[Little White Bull]]"		*"[[w:Little White Bull\|Little White Bull]]"
	*"Singing Time"		*"Singing Time"
	*"Where's the Birdie?" - sung with James and Munro		*"Where's the Birdie?" - sung with James and Munro

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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	In the [[w: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";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cm7zh/tommy-the-toreador \|title=Tommy the Toreador \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=2013-04-08 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> while		In the [[w:Radio Times\|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";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cm7zh/tommy-the-toreador \|title=Tommy the Toreador \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=2013-04-08 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> while
	[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1958/film/reviews/tommy-the-toreador-1200419248/ \|title=Tommy the Toreador \|publisher=Variety \|date=1958-12-31 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>		[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1958/film/reviews/tommy-the-toreador-1200419248/ \|title=Tommy the Toreador \|publisher=Variety \|date=1958-12-31 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>

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	==Critical reception==		==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";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cm7zh/tommy-the-toreador \|title=Tommy the Toreador \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=2013-04-08 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> while		In the [[w: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";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cm7zh/tommy-the-toreador \|title=Tommy the Toreador \| Film review and movie reviews \|publisher=Radio Times \|date=2013-04-08 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> while
	[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1958/film/reviews/tommy-the-toreador-1200419248/ \|title=Tommy the Toreador \|publisher=Variety \|date=1958-12-31 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>		[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1958/film/reviews/tommy-the-toreador-1200419248/ \|title=Tommy the Toreador \|publisher=Variety \|date=1958-12-31 \|accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>