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'''''Idol on Parade''''' also known as '''''Idle on Parade''''' is a 1959 youth-oriented British [[comedy film|comedy movie]] produced by [[Warwick Films]], directed by [[John Gilling]] and featuring [[Anthony Newley]], [[Sid James]] and [[Lionel Jeffries]]. It was [[John Antrobus]]' first screenplay.<ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan">{{cite book | last = Antrobus | first = John | title = Surviving Spike Milligan: A Voyage Through the Mind & Mirth of the Master Goon | year = 2002 | publisher = Robson Books | location = London | isbn = 0-246-12275-7 }} p.44</ref><ref name="Spike&Co">{{cite book | last = McCann | first = Graham | title = Spike & Co. | year = 2006 | publisher = Hodder & Stoughton | location = London | isbn = 0-340-89809-7 }}</ref> The movie depicts the main character Jeep Jackson being activated for two years of compulsory [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]] in the British military and was based on the 1958 novel ''Idle on Parade'' by William Camp which in turn was inspired by [[Elvis Presley]]'s conscription into the US Army.
'''''Idol on Parade''''' also known as '''''Idle on Parade''''' is a 1959 youth-oriented British [[comedy film|comedy movie]] produced by [[Warwick Films]], directed by [[John Gilling]] and featuring [[Anthony Newley]], [[Sid James]] and [[Lionel Jeffries]]. It was [[John Antrobus]]' first screenplay.<ref name="SurvivingSpikeMilligan">{{cite book | last = Antrobus | first = John | title = Surviving Spike Milligan: A Voyage Through the Mind & Mirth of the Master Goon | year = 2002 | publisher = Robson Books | location = London | isbn = 0-246-12275-7 }} p.44</ref><ref name="Spike&Co">{{cite book | last = McCann | first = Graham | title = Spike & Co. | year = 2006 | publisher = Hodder & Stoughton | location = London | isbn = 0-340-89809-7 }}</ref>


The movie depicts the main character Jeep Jackson being activated for two years of compulsory [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]] in the British military and was based on the 1958 novel ''Idle on Parade'' by William Camp which in turn was inspired by [[Elvis Presley]]'s conscription into the US Army.
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The movie featured Newley singing five songs in a [[cockney]] accent for the movie. One of the songs, "I've Waited So Long", became a popular success, scoring No. 3 in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] chart,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44798411 |title=New star rises on British hit front. |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] | date=12 August 1959 |accessdate=19 April 2014 |page=43 Supplement: Teenagers Weekly |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UK singles chart, 5 June 1959|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19590605/7501/}}</ref> and it resulted in a singing career which included two UK No. 1 successes.

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The movie featured Newley singing five songs in a [[cockney]] accent for the movie. One of the songs, "I've Waited So Long", became a popular success, scoring No. 3 in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] chart,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44798411 |title=New star rises on British hit front. |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] | date=12 August 1959 |accessdate=19 April 2014 |page=43 Supplement: Teenagers Weekly |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UK singles chart, 5 June 1959|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19590605/7501/}}</ref> and it resulted in a singing career which included two UK No. 1 successes.<ref>Obituary: Anthony Newley: [FINAL Edition]
Vallance, Tom. The Independent; London (UK) [London (UK)]16 Apr 1999: 6. </ref>


==Cast==
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==Production==
The film was based on a novel published in 1958. The ''Observer'' called it "very funny".<ref>Sublime and Ridiculous
Davenport, John. The Observer 7 Sep 1958: 17. </ref> The novel was about an intellectual in the army, not a pop singer.<ref>New Novels
Richardson, Maurice. New Statesman; London Vol. 56, Iss. 1436, (Sep 20, 1958): 391. </ref>

Filming started 10 November 1958.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|url=https://archive.org/details/variety213-1958-12/page/n19/mode/1up?q=%22idle+on+parade%22|date=3 Deceber 1958page=18|title=Production}}</ref> It was the first time William Bendix worked in England.<ref>Director Permits Discussion Period: Actors Argue 'Philadelphian;' Bendix Cast With British Star
Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 12 Nov 1958: C11. </ref>
==Reception==
The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' called it "trite... a waste of good comedy talent."<ref>IDLE ON PARADE
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 26, Iss. 300, (Jan 1, 1959): 59. </ref>

''Variety'' called it "a straightforward army farce... pure corn".<ref>[https://archive.org/details/variety214-1959-04/page/n5/mode/1up?q=%22idle+on+parade%22 Review of film] at Variety</ref>


It was the first time Newley sang in a film. Four of the songs from the soundtrack made the top 20.<ref>NewleY's World Not About to Stop
Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 11 June 1967: n14. </ref> "I got a bigger kick out of being on the hit parade than anything I've ever done," said Newley.<ref>PERSONAL, PLEASE: Anthony Newley States His Theater Credo PERSONAL, PLEASE Anthony Newley Discusses His Views About Present-Day Theater
By JOHN S. WILSON. New York Times 30 Sep 1962: X1. </ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 01:49, 10 October 2020

Idol on Parade
Directed byJohn Gilling
Screenplay byJohn Antrobus
Based onnovel Idle on Parade by William Camp
Produced byIrving Allen
Albert R. Broccoli
StarringAnthony Newley
CinematographyTed Moore
Edited byBert Rule
Music byBill Shepherd
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • 24 March 1959 (1959-03-24) (UK)
Running time
88 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Idol on Parade also known as Idle on Parade is a 1959 youth-oriented British comedy movie produced by Warwick Films, directed by John Gilling and featuring Anthony Newley, Sid James and Lionel Jeffries. It was John Antrobus' first screenplay.[1][2]

The movie depicts the main character Jeep Jackson being activated for two years of compulsory National Service in the British military and was based on the 1958 novel Idle on Parade by William Camp which in turn was inspired by Elvis Presley's conscription into the US Army.

The movie featured Newley singing five songs in a cockney accent for the movie. One of the songs, "I've Waited So Long", became a popular success, scoring No. 3 in the UK chart,[3][4] and it resulted in a singing career which included two UK No. 1 successes.[5]

Cast

Production

The film was based on a novel published in 1958. The Observer called it "very funny".[6] The novel was about an intellectual in the army, not a pop singer.[7]

Filming started 10 November 1958.[8] It was the first time William Bendix worked in England.[9]

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin called it "trite... a waste of good comedy talent."[10]

Variety called it "a straightforward army farce... pure corn".[11]

It was the first time Newley sang in a film. Four of the songs from the soundtrack made the top 20.[12] "I got a bigger kick out of being on the hit parade than anything I've ever done," said Newley.[13]

References

  1. ^ Antrobus, John (2002). Surviving Spike Milligan: A Voyage Through the Mind & Mirth of the Master Goon. London: Robson Books. ISBN 0-246-12275-7. p.44
  2. ^ McCann, Graham (2006). Spike & Co. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-89809-7.
  3. ^ "New star rises on British hit front". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 12 August 1959. p. 43 Supplement: Teenagers Weekly. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ^ "UK singles chart, 5 June 1959".
  5. ^ Obituary: Anthony Newley: [FINAL Edition] Vallance, Tom. The Independent; London (UK) [London (UK)]16 Apr 1999: 6.
  6. ^ Sublime and Ridiculous Davenport, John. The Observer 7 Sep 1958: 17.
  7. ^ New Novels Richardson, Maurice. New Statesman; London Vol. 56, Iss. 1436, (Sep 20, 1958): 391.
  8. ^ "Production". Variety. 3 Deceber 1958page=18. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Director Permits Discussion Period: Actors Argue 'Philadelphian;' Bendix Cast With British Star Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 12 Nov 1958: C11.
  10. ^ IDLE ON PARADE Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 26, Iss. 300, (Jan 1, 1959): 59.
  11. ^ Review of film at Variety
  12. ^ NewleY's World Not About to Stop Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 11 June 1967: n14.
  13. ^ PERSONAL, PLEASE: Anthony Newley States His Theater Credo PERSONAL, PLEASE Anthony Newley Discusses His Views About Present-Day Theater By JOHN S. WILSON. New York Times 30 Sep 1962: X1.

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