Wonderful to Be Young! (1961)
"The Young Ones" (original title)

Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless ... See full summary »

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Writers:

Ronald Cass, Peter Myers

Stars:

Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, Carole Gray

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cliff Richard	...	Nicholas 'Nicky' Black
Robert Morley	...	Hamilton Black
Carole Gray	...	Toni
Jet Harris	...	Himself (bass guitar) (as The Shadows)
Hank B. Marvin	...	Himself (lead guitar (as The Shadows)
Tony Meehan	...	Himself (drums) (as The Shadows)
Bruce Welch	...	Himself (rhythm guitar) (as The Shadows)
Teddy Green	...	Chris
Richard O'Sullivan	...	Ernest
Melvyn Hayes	...	Jimmy
Annette Robertson	...	Barbara
Robertson Hare	...	Chauffeur
Sonya Cordeau	...	Dorinda Morell
Sean Sullivan	...	Eddie
Harold Scott	...	Dench

Storyline

Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a pirate radio station, touting him as "The Mystery Singer" - the plan works and interest in their up and coming show is heightened by this new but unknown heart-throb. But Nicky has an even bigger secret and one that he cannot share, even with his girlfriend Toni... Hamilton Black is his father.

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Plot Keywords:

pirate broadcasting | independent film

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Taglines:

Seventeen New and Wonderful! Wonderful! Songs

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1962 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Wonderful to Be Young!

Filming Locations:

Ruislip Lido, Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cliff Richard doesn't appear until six minutes into the film, having taken no part in the opening song and dance number.

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Connections

Spin-off The Young Ones (1982)

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Soundtracks

"What Do You Know, We've Got A Show"
Written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass
Performed by Cliff Richard and the cast

User Reviews

Also known as "Wonderful to be Young" this is a delightful musical.

It was the first of three widescreen musicals Cliff and his backing group, The Shadows made in the early 60's. The other two were, "Summer Holiday" and "Wonderful Life" and all were filmed in Cinemascope, the most favored process of its type in that era.Carole Grey, the female lead was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and has a neat dance-production number with, "Just Dance" To me it was very reminiscent of the Bob Fosse "Steam Heat" number which Carole Haney did in "Pajama Game" Check it out! The Shads perform their #1 International hit, "The Savage" and a good time is had by all. Enjoy!