Hear My Song - 1991

The film is based loosely on the life of the Irish Tenor, Josef Locke (1917-1999).
The film's exposition begins in Liverpool's Irish community, with Micky O'Neil running Hartley's Night Club. Micky is a bit of a rogue, and although he considers
Nancy Doyle his girlfriend, he seems conflicted in saying "I love you". Micky
attempts to win Nancy by booking a series of impostors, including Franc Cinatra, and
a Mr X -- a Josef Locke impersonator -- who travels under the 'X' since the real Josef
Locke is wanted in England for tax evasion. When Micky finds that Nancy's mother
was Josef Locke's special girl in the 1950's, he tries to hook them up.Micky loses his
job, vowing to find the real Josef Locke and bring him back to England from his exile
in Ireland, to perform and thereby to win back Nancy. The rest of the film covers
Micky's search for Locke in beautiful Ireland, with a triumphant final performance of
the real Locke at the about-to-be-torn-down Hartley's.

The closing minutes of the film have the bulldog policeman Jim Abbott closing in on
Locke. "Is it or isn't it?", the motto of Mr. X, belies the ending where the final scam
plays out. The tunes are classic Locke, although sung by Vernon Midgley.
(There is a CD called "Hear My Song" by original the Josef Locke singing of 25 of
Locke standards.)

Cast

Brian Flanagan ... Young Micky O'Neill
Constance Cowley ... Nurse
Marie Mullen ... Micky's Mum
Phil Kelly ... Ronnie Lavelle
Jean Blanchflower ... Ronnie's Mum
Adrian Dunbar ... Micky O'Neill
Tara Fitzgerald ... Nancy Doyle
John Dair ... Derek
Stephen Marcus ... Gordon
John Neville Rufus Altman ... Oscar Harrison
Joe Cuddy ... Franc Cinatra
Britta Smith ... Kitty Ryan
Gladys Sheehan ... Grandma Ryan
Gina Moxley ... Brenda Ryan
Rúaidhrí Conroy ... Grandson Ryan