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The
Girl-Getters (The System) Michael
Winner Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow,
Barbara Ferris, Harry Andrews, Julia Foster, Andrew Ray
Youth culture
movie with soundtrack by The Searchers. A group of local seaside boys
mix with the tourists to pick up 'rich' girls.... until one of them has
the tables turned on him.
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The
Misadventures Of Merlin Jones Robert
Stevenson Tommy Kirk,
Annette Funicello, Leon Ames, Stuart Erwin, Alan Hewitt, Connie Gilchrist
Beach culture
'sci-fi' movie with general pop background, the sequel to which was 'The
Monkey's Uncle'. Boy genius Merlin Jones experiments with hypnosis and
creates a mind-reading machine that lands him in trouble with the law. You
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The Dave Clark Five
No known director
6-minute short newsreel in Technicolor with an ultra-rare glimpse of the
white-slacked boys' concert at The Royal, Tottenham, with two musical
performances ('Glad All Over' and 'Bits And Pieces') and some backstage
shots. Pathe used the same format as they did with 'The Beatles Come To
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The
Rolling Stones Gather Moss No known director
Associated British-Pathe Newsreel A 9.5 minute wide-screen newsreel Technicolor documentary footage of the band and shots of the group and venue as they play in Hull during their British tour. You Tube |
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Seaside
Swingers (Every Day's A Holiday)
James Hill |
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Leather Boys Sidney
J. Furie |
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Saturday
Night Out Robert
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Beat '64 Mark Stuart
ABC Television David Jacobs, Jimmy Savile, The Merseybeats, The Rolling Stones, Kathy Kirby, The Hollies Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Freddie and the Dreamers, The Swinging Blue Jeans Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, Joe Loss, Joe Brown and The Bruvvers, The Dave Clark Five Manfred Mann, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, Gerry and The Pacemakers, The Beatles ABC Television production of the NME poll winners' concert, Big Beat '64, held at the Empire Pool, Wembley, on 26th April 1964 and transmitted on May 10th 1964 You Tube |
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Wonderful
Life (Swinger's Paradise)
Sidney J. Furie
Youth culture
pop musical. A pop group who are shipwrecked after their electric instruments
blow up a cruise ship get jobs on a film set in Africa to make some money
to get themselves home. They get to thinking that they can make a better
movie themselves . . .
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The
Lively Set
Jack Arnold |
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For
Those Who Think Young Leslie
H. Martinson
Beach culture
movie in which college kids try to save their club from closure. Notable
for cameo appearances and Nancy Sinatra. You
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Your
Cheatin' Heart Gene
Nelson
Biographical
movie generally known as 'The Hank Williams Story'.
Hank's voice was dubbed by his son, Hank Williams Jr. You Tube |
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Pajama
Party (The Maid and The Martian)
Don Weis
American International Pictures (AIP) Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Elsa Lanchester, Harvey Lembeck, Jesse White Jody McCrea, Ben Lessy, Donna Loren, Susan Hart, Bobbie Shaw, Cheryl Sweeten Luree Holmes, Candy Johnson, Candy Johnson, The Nooney Rickett 4, Buster Keaton Dorothy Lamour, Teri Garr, Toni Basil, Don Rickles, Frankie Avalon. A Martian teenager called Gogo is sent to Earth on a mission to pave the way for an invasion. He falls in love with Connie and gets into trouble with a motorcycle gang for 'messing up' their beach. Confusing and interwoven but it all comes good in the end and, yes, you're right, it's a 'beach movie' in everything except no Frankie, and Don Weis directs. You Tube |
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Yourself A College Girl (The Swinging Set)
Sidney Miller |
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The
Horror Of Party Beach (Invasion Of The Zombies)
Del Tenney |
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The
T.A.M.I. Show
Steve Binder |
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A
Hard Day's Night
Richard Lester |
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Surf
Party Maury
Dexter Bobby Vinton,
Patricia Morrow, Jackie DeShannon, Kenny Miller, Lory Patrick, Johnny
Fain
Bobby Vinton
stars in this beach culture musical movie where surfers get in trouble
with the local police. Music by The Astronauts and Scott Walker in The
Routers. You
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Ride
The Wild Surf Don
Taylor
West Coast
surf culture. A group of surfers go to Hawaii to get some surfing practice
and find themselves some girls . . . You
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Looking
For Love Don
Weis
A talented
girl can't decide between marriage and showbiz. She decides on marriage
and then gets thrown into showbiz by accident. You
Tube
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Rhythm'n'Greens
Christopher Miles
A short, thirty
two-minute musical, partly filmed in mediaeval costume, from which an
E.P. was produced by The Shadows. Robert Morley narrates the history of
England via a series of songs and skits. You
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Spies
A-Go-Go (The Nasty Rabbit) James Landis
Rushmore Productions Michael Terr, Arch Hall Jr., Liz Renay, Arch Hall Sr., Hal Bizzy, Jack Little, Ray Vegas John Akana, Sharon Ryker, Hal Bokar, Richard Kiel, László Kovács, George J. Morgan Russian spies secretly infect rabbits with a deadly bacteria, then let them loose in the USA You Tube |
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Swinging U.K.
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Happening! The Beatles In The U.S.A. Albert
Maysles, David Maysles The Beatles:
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr; Brian Epstein A 55-minute unscripted T.V. film documentary of the Fab Four's first 5-day U.S.tour. "It's a funny place, this America", says Paul. The release was largely overshadowed by the release of 'A Hard Day's Night' very soon after. |
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U.K. Swings Again
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Gone
With The Wave
Phil Wilson Wilson Film Productions Narrated by Johnny Magnus with a musical score by Lalo Schiffrin and Stanley Wilson An obscure surf movie directed by the son of Universal music director Stanley Wilson. Lalo Schifrin accepted the invitiation to score son Phil's picture, and recorded 31 minutes of compositions with a West Coast jazz band. The film barely distributed but the soundtrack is considered a classic. The film features footage of surfing greats Dewey Weber, Johnny Fain, Butch Linden, Phil Wilson, Paul Strauch Jr., Fred Hemmings, Buzzy Trent, Paul Gebaurer and Jeff Hackman. You Tube |
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It's
All Over Town Douglas Hickox Delmore Film Production Frankie Vaughan, Lance Percival, William Rushton, Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band, The Springfields, April Olrich, Jan and Kelly, Ingrid Anthofer, The Paul Raymond Bunnies, The Bachelors, Alan Davison, Stephen Jack, The Hollies, Clodagh Rodgers, Ivor Cutler, Wayne Gibson with The Dynamic Sounds, Maxwell Craig, Patricia Hayes, Martin Lyder, Alf Mangan, Alf Mangan, Caroline Maudling, Joe Phelps, Paul Raymond, Ivan Santon A theatre electrician visits the London nightspots and meets all sorts of show people, but wakes up to find it is all a dream. Notable only for the Hollies and Dusty Springfield. |
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Dance
Craze Bill Rebane
Jack Lieb Productions / Independent Artists Sig Sakowicz, Sandra Keto, Frank DeSanti, Ral Donner, Jim Featherstone, Lee Taylor The Millionaires Some sources state this short film as a 1962 production. Short (15 minutes) Twist dance craze vehicle. Arguably, this and 'Twist Craze' may be two different cuts of the same original footage. There are certainly similarities in the title sequences. |
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Sound
Of A City Narrated by Tim Turner
Rank Organisation Special Features Division A short 10 minute documentary 'Look at Life' film on Merseybeat which has action from The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Zephyrs and The Aces and some good shots inside The Cavern and other classic venues. There is also some interesting studio footage from Ready Steady Go! The script was written by Lance Comfort. Facebook video |
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