Sixties City - Bringing on back the good times

	Wonderful Life ( Swinger's Paradise ) EMI / Elstree Distributors / Ivy Sidney J.Furie Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Susan Hampshire, Walter Slezak, Melvyn Hayes, Una Stubbs Richard O'Sullivan, Derek Bond, Gerald Harper, Joseph Cuby 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 . . .
	For Those Who Think Young United Artists / Aubrey Schenck - Howard W. Koch Leslie H.Martinson James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Woody Woodbury, Nancy Sinatra, Tina Louise, George Raft, Paul Lynde Beach culture movie in which college kids try to save their club from closure. Notable for star cameo appearances and Nancy Sinatra
	Your Cheatin' Heart MGM / United Artists / Four Leaf Gene Nelson George Hamilton IV, Susan Oliver, Red Buttons, Arthur O'Connell, Shary Marshall Biographical movie generally known as 'The Hank Williams Story'. The late Hank's voice was dubbed by his son, Hank Williams Jr.
	The Misadventures Of Merlin Jones Walt Disney 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'
	Go-Go Big Beat Eldorado Pictures Frank Gilpin This legendary musical pop documentary was originally made up from three short films: Mods And Rockers, U.K. Swings Again and Swinging U.K. In the video for general release the 'Mods And Rockers' segment, which contained footage of the running battles between the two cults set to Beatles music performed by The Cheynes, was cut because of the violent content. The other segments contain performances from The Cockneys, The Wackers, The Migil Five, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, Millie Small, The Tornadoes, The Merseybeats, The Four Pennies, The Animals, The Hollies, Lulu and The Luvvers, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Applejacks
	The Lively Set Universal Pictures Jack Arnold James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Doug McClure, Joanie Sommers, Marilyn Maxwell, Charles Drake Peter Mann, Martin Blaine, Robert Clarke, Russ Conway, Ross Elliott, Ron Miller, Greg Morris James Nelson, Frances Robinson, Mickey Thompson, Carole Wells and featuring The Surfaris American surf'n'drag culture film with West Coast music. A college boy quits school to try and become a champion sports car driver
	Pajama Party ( The Maid and The Martian ) American International Pictures ( AIP ) Don Weis Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Elsa Lanchester, Harvey Lembeck, Jesse White, Jody McCrea Ben Lessy, Donna Loren, Susan Hart, Bobbi Shaw, Cheryl Sweeten, Luree Holmes, Candy Johnson Buster Keaton, Dorothy Lamour A Martian teenager called Gogo is sent to Earth on a mission to pave the way for an invasion. He meets a rich widow who runs a fashion boutique and falls in love with her nephew's girlfriend, Connie. The nephew, Big Lunk, only cares for volleyball and gets into trouble with a motorcycle gang for 'messing up' their beach. Also, Aunt Wendy ( the rich widow ) has a neighbour whose gang plan to rob her. 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.
	The Horror Of Party Beach ( Invasion Of The Zombies ) Iselin-Tenney Productions Del Tenney John Scott, Alice Lyon, Allen Laurel, Eulabelle Moore, Marilyn Clarke, Augustin Mayor, Damon Kebroyd Munroe Wade, Carol Grubman, Dina Harris, Emily Laurel, Sharon Murphy, Diane Prizio, Edward Earle Wilfred Holcombe, Gary Robert Jones, Ronnie Linares, Robin Boston Barron Beach culture horror movie with music. Mutant monsters, created by the dumping of radioactive waste into the sea, create havoc amongst the beachfront community. A scientist and his daughter assisted by the police and some local 'heads' have to figure out a way of stopping them. The film features music by The Del-Aires
	A Hard Day's Night United Artists / Proscenium Richard Lester The Beatles, Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington, Victor Spinetti Musical comedy based on the youth culture of the Swinging Sixties and the cinematic debut of the Fab Four. You know that, of course, because absolutely everyone has seen this film
	Surf Party 20th Century Fox Maury Dexter Bobby Vinton, The Astronauts, Patricia Morrow, Jackie DeShannon, Jerry Summers, Kenny Miller Beach culture musical movie - pretty beach boys party with gorgeous surf bunnies to a general west coast music background
	Ride The Wild Surf Columbia / Jana Don Taylor Fabian, Shelley Fabares, Tab Hunter, Barbara Eden, Susan Hart, James Mitchum, Peter Brown West Coast surf culture. A group of surfers go to Hawaii and find themselves some girls . . . and how!
	It's All Over Town Delmore Douglas Hickox Lance Percival, William Rushton, Ingrid Anthofer, Acker Bilk, Ivor Cutler, Wayne Gibson Caroline Maudling, April Olrich, Clodagh Rodgers, Frankie Vaughan Light-hearted pop music vehicle with an appearance by The Hollies in addition to the credited stars
	Looking For Love MGM / Joe Pasternak Don Weis Connie Francis, Jim Hutton, Susan Oliver, Joby Baker, Barbara Nichols Musical film. A talented girl can't decide between marriage and showbiz
	Rhythm'n'Greens Columbia / EMI music Christopher Miles The Shadows, Robert Morley A short, thirty minute musical partly filmed in mediaeval costume, from which an E.P. was produced by The Shadows. Robert Morley narrates the history of England which is depicted using a series of songs and skits
	The T.A.M.I. Show AIP Steve Binder Artists include: The Rolling Stones, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Jan and Dean, The Beach Boys The Supremes, Chuck Berry, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles James Brown and The Famous Flames, Marvin Gaye, Lesley Gore, Phil Spector Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, Teri Garr, Toni Basil, Les Chadwick, The Barbarians A documentary film of the musically historic Teenage Awards Music International rock and rhythm & blues concert held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
	Get Yourself A College Girl ( The Swingin' Set ) United Artists / MGM Sidney Miller Mary Ann Mobley, Joan O'Brien, Nancy Sinatra, Chad Everett, Willard Waterman, Fabrizio Mioni Artists include: The Dave Clark Five, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto Jimmy Smith and His Trio, The Animals, Freddie Bell and The Bellboys The Standells, Roberta Linn, The Rhythm Masters American youth culture musical. A songwriter at a girl's school falls in love with a publisher
	Swinging U.K. 53 minute, short British pop music vehicle featuring Millie Small, The Merseybeats The Migil 5, The Cockneys, The Hollies, The Animals, Lulu and The Luvvers The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Tornadoes, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, The Applejacks The Wackers and The Four Pennies. Used in the compilation movie 'Go-Go Big Beat'
	U.K. Swings Again The short sequel to 'Swinging U.K.', also used in the 'Go-Go Big Beat' compilation with one song each from Lulu and The Luvvers, The Swinging BlueJeans, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes The Animals, The Hollies, The Applejacks and The Tornadoes
	What's Happening! The Beatles In The U.S.A. Maysles Films Inc Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin Produced by Stanley Hirson The Beatles, Mal Evans, Ed Sullivan 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. Largely overshadowed by the release of 'A Hard Day's Night' very soon after.
Freddie and The Dreamers (not from film) (not from film) Peter and Gordon (not from film)	Just For You British Lion Film Corporation Directed by Douglas Hickox Produced by Jacques de Lane Lea and Ben Nisbet Written by David Edwards A hopeful rock and roll star, is trying to break into the business by going from studio to studio with his girlfriend and attempting to convince the radio and TV executives there to play his song. This story is mainly just a backdrop for the movie's real aim: the presentation of about 20 different hit songs, performed by the artists themselves. Released in America with extra acts and sequences as 'Disk-o-tek Holiday' in 1966 "Just for You' is a rock and roll knockout with the Merseybeats, Peter and Gordon, Freddie and The Dreamers, The Warriors and many other groups. Songs include The Bachelors: "Teenage Valentino," "Low In The Valley." Peter & Gordon: "Leave Me Alone," "Soft As The Dawn." Freddie & The Dreamers: "You Were Made For Me," "Just For You." Louise Cordet: "It's So Hard To Be Good." The Applejacks: "Tell Me When." Jackie & The Raindrops: "Locomotion." The Merseybeats: "Milkman." The Orchids: "Mr. Scrooge." Millie Small: "Sugar Dandy." review

More 1964 films - any pictures or info you have on these would be most welcome!
( Thanks to Emi for 'Swinging U.K.' and 'What's Happening' images above )

Spies A-Go-Go / Nasty Rabbit
Arch Hall Jr, Pat and Lolly Vegas, The Archers

The Rolling Stones Gather Moss
Wide-screen newsreel documentary footage of the band's British tour

The Gutter Girls
Music by The Embers

Sound Of A City
A short documentary
film on Merseybeat which has action from The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Zephyrs and The Aces