Idol on Parade
| Idol on Parade | |
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| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Screenplay by | John Antrobus |
| Based on | novel Idle on Parade by William Camp |
| Produced by | Irving Allen Albert R. Broccoli |
| Starring | William Bendix Anne Aubrey Anthony Newley |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore |
| Edited by | Bert Rule |
| Music by | Bill Shepherd |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Idol on Parade (also known as Idle on Parade) is a 1959 British comedy film directed by John Gilling and starring William Bendix, Anthony Newley, Sid James and Lionel Jeffries. The screenplay was by John Antrobus, based on the 1958 William Camp novel Idle on Parade which was inspired by Elvis Presley's conscription into the US Army. It was produced by Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli for Warwick Films. Jeep Jackson serves his two years of compulsory National Service in the British military.