Alfie (Sonny Rollins album) 3529) before resurfacing in 1966 as "Alfie" on the jazz-based Impulse! label, as in the United States. Burt Bacharach was commissioned to write the title song, "Alfie", a hit in the UK for Cilla Black, which was used over the closing titles. In the US release of the film, a recording by Cher was substituted. Bacharach and Hal David received an Oscar nomination for the song. All compositions by Sonny Rollins. Alfie (Sonny Rollins album) Alfie is a 1966 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins of music composed for the film of the same name. It features performances by Rollins,
The Sandwich Man (1966 film) The Sandwich Man (1966 film) The Sandwich Man is a 1966 British comedy film starring Michael Bentine, Dora Bryan, Harry H. Corbett, Bernard Cribbins, Diana Dors, Norman Wisdom, Terry-Thomas and Ian Hendry. The screenplay was written by Bentine in conjunction with Robert Hartford-Davis. Hartford-Davis also directed the film. Bentine takes the leading role, playing Horace Quilby, a mild-mannered widower living in the London Docklands. His job as a sandwich-board man requires him to wander around London wearing morning dress and carrying advertisements. He is also secretary of the Sandwichmen's Brotherhood. But his real interest in life is pigeon racing, especially