Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house, but their exploitative deal leads to a bad relationship.

Sleazy talent agent Johnny Jackson discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny starts him on the road to stardom. The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their relationship begins to go bad.—George S. Davis <[email protected]>

Johnny Jackson's an agent in 1950s Soho, on the make for a kid with just enough talent to become famous (make a lot of money--for Johnny). One day, he comes across singer Bert Rudge and realizes he's on to a winner. Renaming him 'Bongo Herbert' and launching his career on television, he seems to have hit the jackpot. But while Johnny's greedy, he's also very naive, and up until now, he never had to handle a successful artist. But very soon he's out of his league.—J-26