Idol on Parade [SEP] cast member
Idol on Parade
Idol on Parade also known as Idle on Parade is a 1959 youth-oriented British comedy film produced by Warwick Films, directed by John Gilling and starring Anthony Newley, Sid James and Lionel Jeffries. It was John Antrobus' first screenplay. The film depicts the main character being called up for two years of compulsory National Service in the British military and was based on the 1958 novel "Idle on Parade" by William Camp which in turn was inspired by Elvis Presley's conscription into the US Army.
a member of the exclusive entertainers' fraternity, the Grand Order of Water Rats and served as "King Rat" for one year in 1948. He was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in 1957 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Theatre.
Selected filmography.
- "An Intimate Interlude" (1928) short film made in the sound-on-film Phonofilm process
- "Matinee Idol" (1933)
- "Stars on Parade" (1936)