60s

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Adam Faith not from film	What A Whopper Regal International Films Gilbert Gunn Harold Berens, Adam Faith, Wilfrid Brambell, Clive Dunn, Archie Duncan, Marie France Charles Hawtrey, Terence Longdon, Spike Milligan, Lance Percival, Lloyd Reckord, Molly Weir Terry Scott, Ewan Roberts A British comedy film with an all-star cast, including Adam Faith, in which a writer tries to fool people into believing in the Loch Ness Monster by building and photographing a fake in order to sell his book
	Babes In Toyland Walt Disney Jack Donohue Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk, Gene Sheldon, Henry Calvin, Ed Wynn Kevin Corcoran, The Kirk / Sands / Funicello team manage to drag themselves away from the beach to indulge in fantasy nonsense. A remake of the 1934 Laurel and Hardy classic, but hardly in the same category
	Spare The Rod British Lion / Bryanston / Weyland Leslie Norman Max Bygraves, Geoffrey Keen, Donald Pleasence, Richard O'Sullivan, Betty McDowall Eleanor Summerfield, Mary Merrall From the novel by Michael Croft this claims to be the first British version of 'Blackboard Jungle' and is a drama documenting a new master's trials and tribulations in winning the confidence and respect of pupils in a tough East End school. It laid the groundwork for the later, more 'swinging Sixties' oriented 'To Sir With Love'
	The Right Approach TCF David Butler Frankie Vaughan, Martha Hyer, Juliet Prowse, Gary Crosby, David MacLean, Jesse White, Jane Withers Frankie's brief encounter with the Hollywood film world. An opportunist tries for stardom
	Too Late Blues Paramount John Cassavetes Stella Stevens, Bobby Darin, John Cassavetes, Everett Chambers, Nick Dennis, Rupert Crosse Vince Edwards Early Sixties jazz. A jazz musician gets involved with a neurotic girl
	Love In A Goldfish Bowl Paramount Pictures Jack Sher Fabian, Tommy Sands, Jan Sterling, Toby Michaels Beach culture movie set in Honolulu with surf music background
	A Taste Of Honey British Lion / Bryanston / Woodfall Tony Richardson Rita Tushingham, Dora Bryan, Murray Melvin, Robert Stephens, Paul Danquah Northern working-class comedy drama examining the new Sixties sexual enlightenment
	Hey, Let's Twist ! Paramount Pictures Greg Garrison Jo-Ann Campbell, Kay Armen, Hope Hampton, Joey Dee and The Starliters, Teddy Randazzo The story of 'The Peppermint Lounge' at the height of 'The Twist' craze
	Swingin' Along ( Double Trouble ) 20th Century Fox Charles Barton Tommy Noonan, Peter Marshall, Barbara Eden, Ray Charles, Roger Williams, Bobby Vee Connie Gilchrist, Carol Christensen, Alan Carney, Mike Mazurki, Tommy Farrell, Leonard Bremen Sandra Warner, Terry Miele, Art Baker Musical film about the problems of an aspiring pop music composer
	Gidget Goes Hawaiian Columbia Pictures Corporation Paul Wendkos James Darren, Michael Callan, Deborah Walley, Carl Reiner, Peggy Cass, Eddie Foy Jr Jeff Donnell, Vicki Trickett, Joby Baker, Don Edmonds, Bart Patton, Jan Conaway, Robin Lory Arnold Merritt, Terry Huntingdon Beach culture movie with music, a sequel to the 1959 movie 'Gidget' which was considered to be the forerunner for all the Sixties 'beach' films. Francis ( Deborah Walley ) is less than happy when her parents want her to go on holiday to Hawaii with them as she will be unable to hang out with her beloved Moondoggie, played by James Darren. The film spawned another sequel in 1963 titled 'Gidget Goes To Rome'
	The Two Little Bears 20th Century Fox Randall Hood Eddie Albert, Jane Wyatt, Soupy Sales, Butch Patrick, Donnie Carter, Jimmy Boyd, Nancy Kulp Theodore Marcuse, Milton Parsons, James Maloney, Emory Parnell, Jack Finch, Opal Euard Jack Lester, Richard Alden, Charlene Brooks, Brenda Lee Comedy film notable only for Brenda Lee singing and the number of Sixties American television personalities appearing. A school principal discovers that his two boys are using a magic cream to change themselves into playful bears at night-time. Who thought that one up?
	Twist Around The Clock Columbia / Sam Katzman Oscar Rudolph Chubby Checker, John Cronin, Mary Mitchell, The Marcels, Dion, Vicki Spencer, Clay Cole Twist musical. A manager discovers a small-town dance and promotes it nation-wide
	All Night Long Rank Basil Dearden Richard Attenborough, Betsy Blair, Marti Stevens, Keith Michell, Patrick McGoohan, Bernard Braden Musical version of Othello Artists: Dave Brubeck and various other jazz artists

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More 1961 films which I plan to expand upon in future updates. Any pictures or info you have on these would be most welcome!

Mix Me A Person
Drama starring Adam Faith

Twist All Night
Dance Craze film featuring Louis Prima

Twist Craze
An eight minute promotional demo of how the dance should be done

Come September
Bobby Darin

Barefoot Adventure
Bruce Brown surfing documentary with music by Bud Shank