Live It Up! (film)
| Live It Up! | |
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 DVD cover design | |
| Directed by | Lance Comfort |
| Written by | Lyn Fairhurst (original story and screenplay) |
| Starring | Musical guests: Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Gene Vincent, Patsy Ann Noble Acting roles: David Hemmings, Jenny Moss, Steve Marriott, John Mitchell, Dave Clark |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
| Music by | Joe Meek (songs) |
| Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
Live It Up! is a British musical film (US release title: Sing and Swing) that starred David Hemmings and was released in 1963. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios and featured musical acts from numerous contributors, including Gene Vincent, Jenny Moss, the Outlaws, Patsy Ann Noble, the Saints and Heinz Burt (most of them being produced by Joe Meek, who wrote the film's theme) among others, most notably Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen. The film also featured young actor Steve Marriott (later a well-known singer and guitarist with Small Faces and Humble Pie).[1] Another actor, Mitch Mitchell, later became the drummer of The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The film was quite successful, so much so that two years later, actor Hemmings and director Lance Comfort followed up with a sequel titled Be My Guest.
Cast[]
- David Hemmings as Dave Martin
- Jennifer Moss as Jill
- Veronica Hurst as Kay
- Heinz Burt as Ron
- Joan Newell as Margaret Martin
- Ed Devereaux as Herbert Martin
- David Bauer as Mark Watson
- Steve Marriott as Ricky (credited Stephen Marriott)
- Mitch Mitchell as Andrews (credited John Mitchell)
Music guests[]
- Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
- Patsy Ann Noble
- Gene Vincent
- Sounds Incorporated (featuring Tony Newman)
- The Outlaws (featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Chas Hodges, Ken Lundgren and Mick Underwood)
- Kim Roberts
- Andy Cavell and the Saints
Music and lyrics were written by Joe Meek.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) BFI: Steve Marriott in Live It Up!
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