It's All Over Town
| It's All Over Town | |
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| Directed by | Douglas Hickox |
| Written by | Stewart Farrar |
| Produced by | Jacques de Lane Lea |
| Starring | Frankie Vaughan Lance Percival Willie Rushton |
| Cinematography | Martin Curtis |
| Edited by | Maria Moruzzi |
| Music by | Ivor Raymonde |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It's All Over Town is a 1964 British musical second feature ('B')[1] film directed by Douglas Hickox and starring Frankie Vaughan, Lance Percival and Willie Rushton.[2][3] It includes songs performed by Vaughan, The Springfields, Clodagh Rodgers, The Bachelors, Acker Bilk and The Hollies.[4] It was written by Stewart Farrar.
Plot
[edit]A daydreaming stage technician and his friend imagine a romp around London's entertainment spots.
Cast
[edit]- Frankie Vaughan as himself
- Lance Percival as Richard Abel
- Willie Rushton as fat friend
- Acker Bilk as himself
- The Springfields as themselves
- The Hollies as themselves
- The Bachelors as themselves
- Clodagh Rogers as herself (billed as Cloda Rogers)
- Wayne Gibson as himself
- Jan and Kelly as themselves
- Ivor Cutler as salvationist
- Ingrid Anthofer as herself
- April Olrich as Russian dancer
- Stephen Jack as narrator
Production
[edit]Hickox said they shot it in 15 days without sound and the "script consisted of two tiny typewritten pages, badly typewritten at that."[5]
Reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Variety is aimed at – and achieved – by the various singers and vocal groups, taking in straight ballads, comedy numbers, guitar-twanging rhythmic numbers with close-harmony singing and an almost falsetto delivery ... and the quasi-jazz contributions of Mr. Acker Bilk, including an arrangement of "The Volga Boatmen" complete with Russian dancer (April Olrich) and tame bear. Old-style chorus girl routines are Out, replaced by "The Bunnies" – twisting hostesses from the Raymond Revuebar Club, which also supplies the naughty-but-nice striptease act of Ingrid Anthofer. .... The naughty note is echoed elsewhere, notably in Mr. Acker Bilk's rendition of the lyrics of "Sippin' cider beside 'er" – most enjoyable, this – and in the swift education of squares, prophets of doom and eccentric Salvation Army-ists, who are quickly and easily introduced to the joys of imbibing and ogling. All good fun. Or is it? Perhaps the psychologist might read a wealth of meaning in the extrovert antics of this superficial musical charade. Certainly it has an "A" certificate, extraordinary for a pop film."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "It's All Over Town". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "It's All Over Town" Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 31, Iss. 360, (Jan 1, 1964): 26.
- ^ It's All Over Town (1964) - Soundtracks - IMDb. Retrieved 17 September 2025 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Schhh, high camp, and Mr Sloane, The Guardian 25 Feb 1970: 8.
- ^ "It's All Over Town". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 31 (360): 26. 1 January 1964. ProQuest 1305824594.
External links
[edit]- It's All Over Town at IMDb
- It's All Over Town at BFI