The Duke Wore Jeans

The Duke Wore Jeans
Directed by Gerald Thomas
Produced by Nat Cohen
Peter Rogers
Written by Norman Hudis
Story by Lionel Bart
Mike Pratt
Starring Tommy Steele
Michael Medwin
June Laverick
Release dates
1958
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Duke Wore Jeans is a 1958 English film by producer Nat Cohen starring Tommy Steele and June Laverick. The songs for the film were released on a 10" LP and in compilation CDs.

Cast

Production

Steele was paid £20,000 plus 10% of the profits.[1]

Songs

The songs in the film included:

All of the songs were written by Lionel Bart, Mike Pratt and Jimmy Bennett (a pseudonym of Tommy Steele).

Soundtrack

Chart positions

Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[2] 1958 1
Preceded by
Pal Joey by Original Soundtrack
UK Albums Chart number-one album
26 April 1958 – 10 May 1958
Succeeded by
My Fair Lady by Original Cast Album

References

  1. Andrew Caine Interpreting Rock Movies: The Pop Film and Its Critics in Britain, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2004p.117
  2. "Chart Stats - Original Soundtrack - The Duke Wore Jeans". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 28 Jul 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.

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