Hear My Song

Hear My Song is a 1991 comedy film, written by the actors Peter Chelsom who directed and Adrian Dunbar who plays the lead, based on the story of Irish tenor Josef Locke. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1993 BAFTA awards.

The story revolves around an attempt by Micky ONeill Dunbar to revive the fortunes of his Liverpool nightclub by promising his patrons that he will produce Josef Locke. After a series of unfortunate bookings including, most notably, Franc Cinatra, a Sinatra impersonator, Micky books the mysterious Mr. X, a man who insists that he cannot be booked as Jo Locke due to the legal issues that would invariably ensue. The elusive Locke left England during the 1950s to avoid paying taxes, leaving behind a beauty queen, a Jaguar sportscar, and a pedigree dalmatian, all of them pining. ONeills personal and professional life are left in ruin after the beauty queen, Kathleen Doyle, exposes his Mr. X as a fraud. ONeill returns to Ireland to find the one true Josef Locke and bring him back.Hear My Song received positive reviews from critics, as the film holds a 93 rating on Rotten Tomatoes based onreviews. ........

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