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The Tommy Steele Story
The Tommy Steele Story

The Tommy Steele Story

Wild Pulse Pounding Rock 'n Roll From Overseas!

Genres

MusicDrama

OverView

A rags-to-riches tale of a young merchant seaman called Tommy who discovers a certain way with the guitar.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

01 June 1957

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Tommy Steele

Tommy Steele

Tommy Steele

Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Lyttelton

Self

Chas McDevitt

Chas McDevitt

Self

Nancy Whiskey

Nancy Whiskey

Self

Tommy Eytle

Tommy Eytle

Self

Chris O'Brien

Chris O'Brien

Self

Leo Pollini

Leo Pollini

Steelmen's Drummer

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

Steelmen's Pianist

Alan Stuart

Alan Stuart

Steelmen's Saxophonist

Alan Weighell

Alan Weighell

Steelmen's Bassist

Lisa Daniely

Lisa Daniely

Hospital Nurse

Hilda Fenemore

Hilda Fenemore

Mrs. Steele

Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb

Mr. Steele

Patrick Westwood

Patrick Westwood

Brushes

Peter Lewiston

Peter Lewiston

John Kennedy

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Chief Steward

John Boxer

John Boxer

Paul Lincoln

Bryan Coleman

Bryan Coleman

Hospital Doctor

Bernard Hunter

Bernard Hunter

Busker, the Guitarist

Tom Littlewood

Tom Littlewood

Judo Instructor (uncredited)

Hunter Hancock

Hunter Hancock

Self (uncredited)

Mark Daly

Mark Daly

Junkshop Man (uncredited)

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