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

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Writers:

Ronald Cass
Peter Myers

Release Date:

26 February 1962 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Coming Up Strong With a Song...

Plot:

Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new...

Plot Keywords:

Pirate Broadcasting | Independent Film

Cast

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
Gerald Harper	...	Watts
Rita Webb	...	Woman in Market
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Angel	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Richard Baker	...	BBC Newsreader (uncredited)
Wendy Barrie	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Bernie Boyd	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Terence Brook	...	Man in TV Commercial (uncredited)
Burda Cann	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Pat Cassie	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Annette Clair	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Carol Dilworth	...	Teenage girl (uncredited)
Leslie Dolan	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Leander Fedden	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Terry Gilbert	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Claire Gordon	...	pin-up girl (on magazine browsed by Dench) (uncredited)
Pamela Hart	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Derina House	...	Dancer (uncredited)
John Howard	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Ken Martyne	...	Dancer (uncredited)
John McDonald	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Pat McIntyre	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Eithne Milne	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Sidney J. Furie

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ronald Cass
Peter Myers

Produced by
Kenneth Harper	....	producer
Andrew Mitchell	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Stanley Black
Ronald Cass

Cinematography by
Douglas Slocombe

Film Editing by
Jack Slade

Casting by
Robert Lennard

Art Direction by
John Howell

Makeup Department
Ivy Emmerton	....	hair stylist (as I. Emmerton)
Stuart Freeborn	....	makeup artist (as S. Freebourne)

Production Management
John D. Wilcox	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Slark	....	assistant director
Mike Gowans	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
William Alexander	....	chief draughtsman (uncredited)
Bill Beavis	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Kenneth McCallum Tait	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Keith Batten	....	boom operator
Gordon Davie	....	assistant dubbing editor
C. Hitchcock	....	sound recordist
A.W. Lumkin	....	recording director
Jim Shields	....	dubbing editor (as James Shields)
Len Shilton	....	sound recordist
H. Blackmore	....	sound maintenance (uncredited)
Claude Hitchcock	....	sound department (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chic Waterson	....	camera operator
Mike Roberts	....	focus puller (uncredited)

Casting Department
Judith Jourd	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Breed	....	wardrobe mistress (as Jackie Breed)
Babs Gray	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff	....	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department
Roy Bennett	....	additional composer: songs and score
Stanley Black	....	additional composer: songs and score
Stanley Black	....	musical director
Stanley Black	....	orchestrator
Deveril Goodman	....	music editor (as Deveril C. Goodman)
Peter Gormley	....	additional composer: songs and score
Leslie Hammond	....	music recordist
Hank B. Marvin	....	composer: additional music (also songs)
Norrie Paramor	....	additional composer: songs and score
Norrie Paramor	....	music supervisor
Herbert Ross	....	dances and musical numbers staged by
Sy Soloway	....	additional composer: songs and score
Sid Tepper	....	composer: additional music (also songs)
Bruce Welch	....	composer: additional music (also songs)
Shirley Wolf	....	additional composer: songs and score

Transportation Department
Eddie Frewin	....	unit driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Frederic Gotfurt	....	scenario editor
Christine Lawson	....	assistant to choreographer
Alan Sievewright	....	fashion consultant
Helen Whitson	....	continuity (as H. Whitson)
Jean Clarkson	....	production secretary (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

Distributors

• Warner-Pathé Distributors (1961) (UK) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bavaria-Filmverleih (1963) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"The Young Ones" - UK (original title)

Runtime:

108 min | USA:92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Canada:G (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Iceland:L | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Ruislip Lido, Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK

Company:

Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

Trivia:

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

Movie Connections:

Spin off "The Young Ones" (1982)

Soundtrack:

Nothing's Impossible

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!