Saturday Night Out (1964)

Director:

Robert Hartford-Davis

Writers:

Derek Ford, Donald Ford

Stars:

Heather Sears, John Bonney, Bernard Lee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heather Sears	...	Penny
John Bonney	...	Lee
Bernard Lee	...	George Hudson
Erika Remberg	...	Wanda (as Erica Remberg)
Colin Campbell	...	Jamey
Francesca Annis	...	Jean
Inigo Jackson	...	Harry
Vera Day	...	Arlene
Caroline Mortimer	...	Marlene
David Lodge	...	Arthur
Nigel Green	...	Paddy
Toni Gilpin	...	Margaret
Barbara Roscoe	...	Miss Bingo
Margaret Nolan	...	Julie
Martine Beswick	...	Barmaid

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

rock 'n' roll | independent film

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Genres:

Music | Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1965 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Synnin enkelit

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compton Films, Tekli British Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite previous reports this was not the last cinema film of Heather Sears. She later appeared in The Black Torment which was made by the same production team.

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Soundtracks

"Saturday Night Out"
Written by Tony Hatch (as Mark Anthony) and Robert Richards
Sung by The Searchers

User Reviews

A Film from the "Special Years" of British Cinema

The British films of the swinging sixties are typified for their crashing through the art barriers and doing things that had never been done before. Sometimes it came off; sometimes - well, all too often, to be exact - it didn't. Compare this with the "straight films" of the 1950s. Between these two phases of British cinema, there were a "special years" transitory phase: the straightness of the past was laid side by side with the oncoming weirdness of the swinging sixties. This is such a film.

The film follows the adventures of some merchant seamen on a London night out, before they return to their ship in the morning. There are some memorable scenes in this film. These include the "boyfriend" who is in a meditative trance, the know-all sailor getting his comeuppance, when he gets ripped off in a clip joint, and Bernard Lee voluntarily writing a cheque for ten pounds after a failed blackmail attempt. All this, and The Searchers playing in a pub, too.

It is a typical British B movie of the period, and is quite watchable.