The Tommy Steele Story (1957)
- Directed by
- Gerard Bryant
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A dramatization of Tommy Steele's rise to fame as a teen idol in 1950s Britain. The film shows how he started as a young entertainer and became a rock and roll star.
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What happens
The Tommy Steele Story is a 1957 British film directed by Gerard Bryant and starring Tommy Steele, dramatising Steele's rise to fame as a teen idol. Along with Rock You Sinners, it was one of the first British films to feature rock and roll. In the US, where Steele was not well-known, the film was released under the title Rock Around the World. The film was announced in January 1957, three months after the release of Steele's first single "Rock with the Caveman". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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