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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:

Revision as of 15:17, 30 November 2022

Tommy the Toreador
Tommy the Toreador.jpg
Original UK poster
Directed byJohn Paddy Carstairs
Written byGeorge H. Brown
w:Patrick Kirwan
additional dialogue
Sid Colin
Nicholas Phipps
Talbot Rothwell
Produced byGeorge H. Brown
executive
Nat Cohen
Stuart Levy
Starring
CinematographyGilbert Taylor
Edited byPeter Bezencenet
Music byStanley Black
Production
company
George H. Brown Productions (as Fanfare)
Distributed byWarner-Pathé Distributors(UK)
Release date
21 December 1959 (London) (UK)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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, Noel Purcell and Kenneth Williams.[1]

Premise

A British ship docks in Spain and Tommy, a sailor from London, gets stranded after he saves the life of a bullfighter.[2][3]

Cast

Production

Janet Munro was borrowed from Walt Disney, who had her under contract. The film was shot at the Associated British studios in Borehamwood.[4] There was location filming in Seville in May 1959.[5] Steele says filming took 12 weeks and that Carstairs was a "chubby, jovial ball of energy... his direction was always precise and without fuss."[6]

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."[7]

The songs included:

  • "Tommy the Toreador"
  • "Take a Ride"
  • "Little White Bull"
  • "Singing Time"
  • "Where's the Birdie?" - sung with James and Munro
  • "Amanda"

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";[8] while Variety called the film "a brisk, disarming little comedy."[9]

Legacy

Steele says the song "Little White Bull" helped him form a new career because children loved the song and parents would bring them to his rock concerts to hear it.[10]

References

  1. ^ TOMMY THE TOREADOR Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 11.
  2. ^ "Tommy The Toreador Review". Movies.tvguide.com. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  3. ^ Tommy The Toreador Picture Show; London (Dec 26, 1959): 8-10, 14.
  4. ^ Tommy The Toreador Nepean, Edith. Picture Show; London (Sep 26, 1959): 6.
  5. ^ "Sevilla Crawls with Crews". Variety. May 1959.
  6. ^ Steele p 299
  7. ^ Steele p 299
  8. ^ "Tommy the Toreador | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  9. ^ "Tommy the Toreador". Variety. 1958-12-31. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  10. ^ Steele p 299

Notes

External links

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