Wild Guitar (1962)

A young Arch Hall, Jr. is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company played by Arch Hall, Sr. (aka William Watters).

Director:

Ray Dennis Steckler

Writers:

Arch Hall Sr. (screenplay), Bob Wehling (screenplay),

Stars:

Arch Hall Jr., Nancy Czar, Arch Hall Sr.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Arch Hall Jr.	...	Bud Eagle
Nancy Czar	...	Vickie Wills
Arch Hall Sr.	...	Mike McCauley (as William Watters)
Ray Dennis Steckler	...	Steak (as Cash Flagg)
Marie Denn	...	Marge
Robert Crumb	...	Don Proctor
Virginia Broderick	...	Daisy
Al Scott	...	Tom
Lloyd Williams	...	Kidnapper (as William Lloyd)
Jonathan Karle	...	Kidnapper
Mike Treibor	...	Kidnapper
Paul Voorhees	...	Hal Kenton (MC)
Rick Dennis	...	Stage Manager
Carol Flynn	...	Dancer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Raeme Patterson	...	Fan Club Leader

Storyline

A young Arch Hall, Jr. is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company played by Arch Hall, Sr. (aka William Watters).

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Plot Keywords:

motorcycle | unintentionally funny | arthouse | rescue | b movie | 

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Taglines:

The new sound-sensational

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1962 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fairway International Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are many props and posters from Eegah which also starred Arch Hall Jr., and was released earlier in the year.

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Goofs

When Bud is walking across Hollywood Boulevard he drops his suitcase and his clothes fall on the street. As he bends over to pick the up, the screeching of a car's brakes can be heard, and Bud looks up in fear as the scene cuts to a close-up of the front end of a large white 1959 Cadillac coming to an abrupt stop. The next scene is a long shot of Bud picking up his clothes, but the car in front of him is a small, dark-colored English Morris Minor.

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Quotes

Steak: This is Daisy, she's gonna teach you how to swing.

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Connections

Featured in TCM Underground: The Sadist/Wild Guitar (2006)

User Reviews

Choose your role models carefully!

I'm worried. You see, after seeing this movie, I've just decided that Arch Hall, Jr. is my role model, and frankly I don't think that's a very healthy thing.

The thing is that I've never been known for my looks and personality. But Arch Hall, Jr. is as ugly as a canker sore, and has a personality (at least in this film) that grates like a table saw cutting through a nail. But he gets to play the teen idol singing star (even though he plays guitar like a gibbon wearing boxing gloves and sings like he's just stubbed his toe) and _he gets all the chicks_! Wow! Maybe there's hope for me yet.

Of course, it didn't hurt that his daddy was the producer and screenwriter, and that he acted under the sure and steady hand of director Ray Dennis Steckler (of TISCWSLABMUZ fame). Nor did it hurt that he was surrounded by actors so insanely moronic as to render young Arch suave and sophisticated-looking.

Aww, who am I kidding? I'm many things, but I'm no Arch Hall, Jr.