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

• Tommy Steele as Tony Whitecliffe / Tommy Hudson
• June Laverick as Princess Maria
• Michael Medwin as Cooper
• Eric Pohlmann as Bastini - Prime Minister
• Alan Wheatley as King of Ritallia
• Noel Hood as Lady Marguerite
• Mary Kerridge as Queen
• Elwyn Brook-Jones as Bartolomeo
• Ambrosine Phillpotts as Duchess Cynthia Whitecliffe
• Clive Morton as Lord Edward Whitecliffe

Production

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

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 with June Laverick)
• "Thanks A Lot"

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

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.

External links

• The Duke Wore Jeans at the Internet Movie Database