Yolande Donlan

A sly, sleazy and unscrupulous music agent, Johnny Jackson, trolls the neon-streaked sidewalks of London's SoHo district in search of fresh meat to exploit. He finds it in a teen-packed coffee bar where a pompadoured rebel is dazzling his peers with his pouty, Presleyish voice and a talent for pounding the skins. Johnny renames the kid "Bongo" Herbert and with the help of his stripper girlfriend guides the potential teen idol to fame.

Cohen Film Collection introduces this Fifties British rock and rolls classic, a fast-paced story about a cheap, opportunistic Soho talent agent who always looks for the quick buck. He's glib and he's flashy, a bluffer with a ready talent for the quick double-cross. When he picks up an amateur singer and bongo player in a Soho espresso bar, he uses a little bit of luck and tons of chutzpah to transform the kid into a highly -regarded international...