Wells, with music and lyrics by david heneker and book by beverley cross. British musical star tommy steele had starred in half a sixpence in london and on broadway, thus he was first choice for this garish film. This new stage version of half a sixpence, the musical adaptation of h. Wellss novel, kipps, and it saw considerable success as a stage vehicle for the exuberant tommy steele. The movie is flamboyantly colourful and wildly active. Half a sixpence 1968 r1 dvd cover ready to download and print. Rca victor lso1146to download, see all files on the left of this page. The time is the turn of the century and the place is an attractive seaside resort in the south of england. Tommy steele, star of the film musical half a sixpence, arrives with his wife, ann, in a copy of a 1912 mercedes for last nights world premiere of the film at the astoria cinema in london, which was in aid of the newspaper press fund. Movie was released on june 26th 1967 starring tommy steele and julia foster view wiki. It was written as a vehicle for british pop star tommy steele. Half a sixpence mannequin challenge at half a sixpence. On march th 1962 exactly one year before the show opened in the west. Values, images, and specifications for the 1967 6 pence coin from britain, england, united kingdom, wales, scotland, northern ireland.
With tommy steele, julia foster, cyril ritchard, penelope horner. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent half a sixpence online on moviefone. Half a sixpence soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Half a sixp ence is a musical comedy based on the 1905 novel kipps by h. Half a sixpence is considered one of the most iconic and enduring british musicals of the 20th century. Half a sixpence title song track 3 from half a sixpence 1967, original soundtrack recording rca victor lso1146 i claim no rights of any kind for the music. The film version gets caught in that mid1960s mode of the lumbering superproduction the kind that helped kill the movie musical. This recording with tommy steele in the leading role is full of the kind of music that is part of a british musical. Half a sixpence 1968 stream and watch online moviefone. Brighteyed, bushytailed and eager to please, you could no more object to half a sixpence than you could a cuddle with a puppy. Although usually overlooked this is one of the great moviemusicals of the 1960. Half a sixpence original broadway cast recording by. Chichester festival theatre julian fellowes and cameron mackintoshs reworking of. Half a sixpence 1967 ganzer film deutsch hd filme online.
Producer cameron mackintosh pulls out all the punches in. Young kipps and his fellow apprentices work for a businessman whose tightfistedness inspires the song, all in the cause of economy. Half a sixpence is a musical comedy based on the 1905 novel kipps by h. In fact, the movie which lasts two and a half hours, with an intermission, and which opened last night at the criterion makes no concession to the. Theatre billboard promoting the west end musical half a sixpence, london, uk. Read the full synopsis of half a sixpence, 1968, directed by george sidney, with tommy steele, julia foster, penelope horner, at turner classic movies. This song is one of the many songs in the musical half a sixpence. See if arthur in half a sixpence will find the answer.
In a statement, producer cameron mackintosh commented, i am absolutely thrilled that our new version of the iconic british musical half a sixpence. British musical star tommy steele had starred in half a sixpence in london and on broadway, thus he was first choice for this garish film version. Half a sixpence is a 1967 british musical film directed by george sidney and choreographed. Half a sixpence is a common british story of the poor boy who gets rich, who wishes he was poor again. If youre a fan of tommy steele this is a must watch movie. Half a sixpence 1968 the board of directors 1967 half a sixpence is an album pianist and bandleader count basie and his orchestra featuring performances of music from the motion picture half a sixpence recorded in 1967 and released on the dot label. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Half a sixpence is a 1967 british musical film directed by george sidney and choreographed by gillian lynne. The sun is shining as i write this, and the birds are singing, and the cops havent busted any hippie benefits in at least 24 hours. Park cinema programme featuring tommy steele in half a sixpence, screened january, 1968. Half a sixpence original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city apr 25, 1965 and played through jul 16, 1966.
Count basie and his orchestra half a sixpence 1968, vinyl. Half a sixpence 1968 after a drapers assistant inherits a small fortune, he considers marrying a socialite instead of his old sweetheart. Archers court school production of half a sixp ence, april 1992. Half a sixpence 1967 original soundtrack from vinyl lp. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The story of a simple soul, is a completely fresh adaptation.
On film, he recreated his london and broadway stage role in half a sixpence, and played character roles in the happiest millionaire. Numista is an online participative catalogue of world coins, which enable you to manage your own collection and swap with numismatists from all over the world. Leading man charlie stemp collected the rising star award while his leading lady emma williams was named the best performer in a. Theres something to be said for theatre as escapism, and as 2016 rolls towards a turbulent end we need musical comedy more than ever. Wells novel kipps featured music and lyrics by david heneker and book by beverley cross and opened at londons cambridge theatre in march 1963 starring tommy steele as arthur kipps. Thats not to trivialise the impressive work seen in this handsome revival of half a sixpence which has arrived in london as the latest in a long line of transfers from chichester festival theatre. Half a sixpence was a double award winner at the west end wilma awards presented in association with email protected tv ceremony in london on friday 3 november. The splashy musical half a sixpence was adapted from h. Review of half a sixpence at the noel coward theatre.