It's a Wonderful World
Brief Synopsis
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A pair of struggling composers (Morgan and Cole) stumble into a gimmick which involves the passing off of tapes played backward as original music by a long-lost composer. Along the way, they encounter an aspiring French chanteuse (Mylene Nicole Demongeot) and provide her with a successful audition for bandleader Ted Heath, who plays himself.
Cast & Crew
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Val Guest
Director
Terrence Morgan
Ray Thompson
George Cole
Ken Miller
Kathleen Harrison
Miss Gilly
Ted Heath
Himself
James Hayter
Bert Fielding
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Musical
Release Date
1956
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 29m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
A pair of struggling composers (Morgan and Cole) stumble into a gimmick which involves the passing off of tapes played backward as original music by a long-lost composer. Along the way, they encounter an aspiring French chanteuse (Mylene Nicole Demongeot) and provide her with a successful audition for bandleader Ted Heath, who plays himself. The Heath band appears in several production numbers (including "Hawaiian War Chant", which features drummer Ronnie Verrell) as well as in the recording studio. Perhaps four teenaged Liverpool lads were inspired by this film to incorporate the backward-playing tape techniques into several of their own hit recordings over a decade later!
Director
Val Guest
Director
Cast
Terrence Morgan
Ray Thompson
George Cole
Ken Miller
Kathleen Harrison
Miss Gilly
Ted Heath
Himself
James Hayter
Bert Fielding
Mylene Nicole
Georgie
Harold Lang
Mervyn Wade
Reginald Beckwith
Professional Manager
Dennis Lotis
Himself
Maurice Kaufman
Paul Taylor
Charles Clay
Sir Thomas Van Broughton
Derek Blomfield
Arranger
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Musical
Release Date
1956
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 29m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
