The Heart of a Man

The Heart of a Man
Original British poster by Nicola Simbari
Directed by	Herbert Wilcox
Produced by	Anna Neagle
Written by	Pamela Bower Jack Trevor Story
Story by	Rex North
Starring	Frankie Vaughan Anne Heywood Tony Britton
Music by	Angela Morley (as Wally Stott)
Cinematography	Reginald H. Wyer
Edited by	Basil Warren
Production company	Herbert Wilcox Productions (as Wilcox-Neagle)
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release dates	1959
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Heart of a Man is a 1959 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Frankie Vaughan, Anne Heywood and Tony Britton.^[1] Its plot concerns a millionaire in disguise who gives a young man money to help him pursue his singing career. Featured songs by Vaughan include, "The Heart Of A Man," "Sometime, Somewhere," and "Walking Tall".^[2]

Plot

Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by an eccentric tramp if he can earn a hundred pounds in a week by honest means. Frankie tries his hand as a boxer, a bouncer and a commissionaire, and finally finds success as a singer. He also falls for the charms of night club chanteuse Julie, and this leads to further success when he wins a recording contract.

Cast

Frankie Vaughan - Frankie Martin
Anne Heywood - Julie
Tony Britton - Tony
Peter Sinclair - Bud
Michael Medwin - Sid
Anthony Newley - Johnnie
Harry Fowler - Razor
George Rose - Charlie
Harold Kasket - Oscar
Vanda Hudson - Cha Cha

Critical reception

In the Radio Times, David Parkinson gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote, "Veteran director Herbert Wilcox bowed out of films with this undistinguished and wholly unconvincing slice-of-life drama, which was produced by his actress wife Anna Neagle...Anthony Newley cashes in on a showy supporting role and Vaughan scored a chart hit with the title song." ^[3]

References

↑ "The Heart of a Man (1959)". BFI.
↑ "The Heart Of A Man". TVGuide.com.
↑ David Parkinson. "The Heart of a Man". RadioTimes.

External links

The Heart of a Man at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Herbert Wilcox

Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
Southern Love (1924)
Decameron Nights (1924)
Nell Gwyn (1926)
London (1926)
Mumsie (1927)
Tip Toes (1927)
Madame Pompadour (1927)
The Only Way (1927)
Dawn (1928)
The Bondman (1929)
The Woman in White (1929)
The Loves of Robert Burns (1930)
The Chance of a Night Time (1931)
Carnival (1931)
The Blue Danube (1932)
Goodnight, Vienna (1932)
Money Means Nothing (1932)
The King's Cup (1933)
The Little Damozel (1933)
Bitter Sweet (1933)
Yes, Mr Brown (1933)
The Queen's Affair (1934)
Nell Gwyn (1934)
Peg of Old Drury (1935)
This'll Make You Whistle (1936)
Three Maxims (1936)
London Melody (1937)
Limelight (1937)
Victoria the Great (1937)
Sixty Glorious Years (1938)
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
Irene (1940)
No, No, Nanette (1940)
Sunny (1941)
They Flew Alone (1942)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Yellow Canary (1943)
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
Piccadilly Incident (1946)
The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
Spring in Park Lane (1948)
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)
Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
Odette (1950)
Into the Blue (1950)
The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
Derby Day (1952)
Trent's Last Case (1952)
Laughing Anne (1953)
Trouble in the Glen (1954)
Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
King's Rhapsody (1955)
My Teenage Daughter (1956)
These Dangerous Years (1957)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
Wonderful Things! (1958)
The Lady Is a Square (1959)
The Heart of a Man (1959)

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