Play It Cool (film)

Play it Cool is a 1962 British musical film directed by Michael Winner and starring Billy Fury, Michael Anderson Jr., Helen Shapiro, Bobby Vee, Shane Fenton, Danny Williams, Dennis Price, Richard Wattis, Maurice Kaufmann and Anna Palk. The film tells the story of a struggling singer, Billy Universe (Billy Fury), and his band, who befriend an heiress who, against the wishes of her father, (Dennis Price), is searching for her lover who she has been forbidden to see and who she is hoping to elope with. The plot takes the main characters to a succession of nightclubs where the other stars are performing. There are guest appearances by Lionel Blair and Bernie Winters as well as Norrie Paramor, who was the Sir George Martin of his day. The only hit from the songs featured in the film was Fury's rendition of "Once Upon a Dream".

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• Cast
• References

Cast

Billy Fury - Billy Universe

Michael Anderson, Jr. - Alvin

Helen Shapiro - Herself

Bobby Vee - Himself

Dennis Price - Sir Charles Bryant

Richard Wattis - Nervous Man

Danny Williams - Himself

Shane Fenton - Himself

Jimmy Crawford - Himself

Lionel Blair - Himself

Anna Palk - Ann Bryant

Ray Brooks - Freddy

Jeremy Bulloch - Joey

Maurice Kaufmann - Larry Granger

Peter Barkworth - Skinner

Bernie Winters - Sydney Norman