The Yellow Teddy Bears (1963)

Director:

Robert Hartford-Davis

Writers:

Derek Ford (writer)
Donald Ford (writer)

Release Date:

July 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

TEENAGE SCHOOL DOLLS...

Plot:

A clique of girls in an English school wear a small yellow teddybear on their uniform to signify that they have lost their virginity...

Plot Keywords:

Window Cleaner | Pop Singer | Pregnancy | Boarding School | Female Nudity

Cast

Jacqueline Ellis	...	Anne Mason (Teacher)
Iain Gregory	...	Kinky
Georgina Patterson	...	Pat
John Bonney	...	Paul
Annette Whiteley	...	Linda
Douglas Sheldon	...	Mike Griffin (as Doug Sheldon)
Victor Brooks	...	George Donaghue
Anne Kettle	...	Sally
Jill Adams	...	June Wilson
John Glyn-Jones	...	Benny Wintle (as John Glyn Jones)
Raymond Huntley	...	Harry Halburton
Harriette Johns	...	Lady Gregg
Noel Dyson	...	Muriel Donaghue
Richard Bebb	...	Frank Lang
Ann Castle	...	Eileen Lang

Also Known As:

Gutter Girls (USA)
The Yellow Golliwog (UK) (working title)
Thrill Seekers (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

UK:AA (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Animated Motion Pictures

Trivia:

Writers Derek Ford and Donald Ford took the idea for their screenplay from a British newspaper story about a group of schoolgirls who advertised the loss of their virginity by wearing the gollywog brooches given away by Robertson's Jam. The change to teddy bears was made when the jam company refused to let their trademark be used.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 7 (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

A Lover And His Lass

aka THE YELLOW TEDDY BEARS

THE YELLOW TEDDY BEARS is available on VHS in England. The print is quite good, but it's the censored domestic version. There was also a "Continental" version that added nudity (however, the nudity was provided by adults, not the "schoolgirls"). It is dated now, but it's fun to see films that were once shocking.