The Heart of a Man (1959)
1h 32m
Running Time
August 6, 1959Release Date
The Heart of a Man (1959)
1h 32m
Running Time
August 6, 1959Release Date
Plot.
Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by a millionaire in disguise if he can earn a hundred pounds in a week by honest means. Frankie tries his hand as a boxer, a bouncer and a commissionaire, and finally finds success as a singer. He also falls for the charms of night club chanteuse Julie, and this leads to further success when he wins a recording contract.
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Cast & Crew.
Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Martin
Anne Heywood
Julie
Tony Britton
Tony Carlisle
Anthony Newley
Johnnie
Michael Medwin
Sid
George Rose
Charlie
Peter Sinclair
Bud
Harold Kasket
Oscar
Harry Fowler
Razor
Vanda Hudson
Cha Cha (as Vanda)
Leslie Mitchell
Himself
Kent Walton
Himself
Logan ‘Kid’ Bassey
Himself
Marianne Stone
Countergirl
Colin Croft
Rudy
Lloyd Lamble
Police Inspector
Bruce Seton
River Police Inspector
Gerald Case
Theatre Manager
Richard Vernon
Manager
Victor Platt
Bob
Cyril Chamberlain
Boxing Match MC
Rupert Evans
Boxing Opponent
Charles Wade
Jockey
Peter Bennett
Peter
Vilma Ann Leslie
Mimi
Harry Brunning
Pop
John Salew
Agent
Christine Pollon
Nurse
Joan Benham
Grace
Shay Gorman
Man
Frank Singuineau
Louis
Barry Cryer
Second
Michael Collins
Director
Richard Clarke
Journalist
Marie Devereux
Brunette
Delena Kidd
Girl
Heather Downham
Girl
John Richardson
Official
Derek Waring
Another man
Pauline Stroud
Barmaid
Michael Blakemore
Man
Gwynneth Tighe
Mayfair lass
Robert Raglan
Policeman
Barbara Steele
Girl
Herbert Wilcox
Director
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
Anna Neagle
Producer
Jack Swinburne
Production Manager
Arthur Alcott
Production Controller
David W. Orton
Assistant Director
Tilly Day
Continuity
Jack Trevor Story
Screenplay
Pamela Bower
Screenplay
Rex North
Original Story
Reginald H. Wyer
Director of Photography
H. A. R. Thomson
Camera Operator
Basil Warren
Editor
Jack Maxsted
Art Direction
Vernon Dixon
Set Dresser
Eileen Idare
Costume Designer
George Blackler
Makeup Artist
Pearl Orton
Hairdresser
Angela Morley
Original Music Composer
Bill McGuffie
Music Supervisor
Neil Delrina
Choreographer
Pat Delrina
Choreographer
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Don Sharpe
Sound Editor
Details.
Release DateAugust 6, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
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Wiki.
The Heart of a Man is a 1959 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Frankie Vaughan, Anne Heywood and Tony Britton. A millionaire in disguise gives a young man money to help him pursue his singing career.
Featured songs by Vaughan include "The Heart of a Man", "Sometime, Somewhere" and "Walking Tall".