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It's All Happening

1963 · 86 min

A cheerful, song-filled romp that breezes along on charm and good intentions, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Directed by
Don Sharp
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Tommy Steele, Angela Douglas, Janet Henfrey
Overview
Tommy Steele stars as a talent-spotter at a recording company who determines to organize a concert featuring all the most up-to-date singers and bands, in order that the orphanage where he was brought up be saved from closing.

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Directed by
Don Sharp
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Tommy Steele, Angela Douglas, Janet Henfrey
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • music
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Don Sharp
Written by
Leigh Vance
Starring
Tommy Steele, Angela Douglas, Janet Henfrey, Richard Goolden, Barbara Clegg, Anthony Dawes, Abril Ward, Michael Medwin
Runtime
86 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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