Band of Thieves (1962 film)

Band of Thieves

Directed by	Peter Bezencenet
Written by	Lyn Fairhurst Harold Shampan
Produced by	Lance Comfort
Starring	Acker Bilk Geoffrey Sumner Jennifer Jayne
Cinematography	Nicolas Roeg
Edited by	Tristam Cones
Music by	Norrie Paramor
Production company	Filmvale Productions
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors
Release date	30 August 1962 (1962-08-30)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Band of Thieves is a 1962 British musical film directed by Peter Bezencenet and starring Acker Bilk, Geoffrey Sumner and Jennifer Jayne.^[1] It was produced as a second feature in an attempt to cash in on the Trad jazz craze.^[2] It was shot at Pinewood Studios, with cinematography by Nicolas Roeg.

Plot

Acker Bilk and his trad-jazz band are in prison. On their release they are persuaded by their promoter to burgle local stately homes while on tour. His girlfriend, a policewoman, finds out, and Bilk and his band go back to prison, as does the promoter.

Cast

Acker Bilk as himself
Colin Smith as Flash
Jonathan Mortimer as Fingers
Ronald McKay as Scouse
Roy James as Dippy
Stan Greig as Haggis
Jimmy Thompson as Derek Daley
Ernest Price as The Mole
Geoffrey Sumner as The Governor
Jimmy Thompson as Derek
Jennifer Jayne as Anne
Maudie Edwards as The Duchess
Charmian Innes as Mrs. Van Der Ness
Arthur Mullard as Getaway
Michael Peake as Chief Warder
Totti Truman Taylor as woman
Marianne Stone as cleaner
Eleanor McCready as girl
Norrie Paramor as himself, recording engineer
Peter Haigh as himself, newsreader
Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band as themselves
Carol Deene as herself, singer

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "It's the exuberance that matters. Like a seaside summer show, the film knows its place and its public and isn't ashamed of either. The plot is as zestfully slapdash as the production and the acting. But some cooler jokes suggest a knowing mind at work on the script, and Acker Bilk – both musically and personally – is a welcome addition to the screen ranks."^[3]

The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "Nicolas Roeg received his third credit as a cinematographer on this caper comedy. But jazz fans will be more interested in seeing Acker Bilk starring in the second of his three 1960s pictures. Ostensibly, the clarinettist plays himself. But the real Acker presumably didn't use his gigs as a front for stately home robberies! ... Slight, but fun."^[4]

References

^ "Band of Thieves". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.59
^ "Band of Thieves". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 139. 1 January 1962. ProQuest 1305823117 – via ProQuest.
^ Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company. 2017. p. 68. ISBN 9780992936440.

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

Band of Thieves at IMDb

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