Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)

Gerry and Fred Marsden, Les McGuire, and Les "Chad" Chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early 1960's Liverpool Beat Scene. Art students by day and musicians by night the boy's... See full summary »

Director:

Jeremy Summers

Writers:

David Franden, Tony Warren (story)

Stars:

Gerry Marsden, Freddie Marsden, Leslie Maguire

Cast

Credited cast:
Gerry Marsden	...	Gerry
Freddie Marsden	...	Fred
Leslie Maguire	...	Les
Les Chadwick	...	Chad
Julie Samuel	...	Dodie Dawson
T.P. McKenna	...	Jack Hanson
Mona Washbourne	...	Aunt Lil
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eric Barker	...	Col. Dawson
The Black Knights	...	Themselves
Cilla Black	...	Herself
The Blackwells	...	Themselves
George A. Cooper	...	Mr. Lumsden
Mischa De La Motte	...	Dawson's Butler
Earl Royce and The Olympics	...	Themselves
The Fourmost	...	Themselves

Storyline

Gerry and Fred Marsden, Les McGuire, and Les "Chad" Chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early 1960's Liverpool Beat Scene. Art students by day and musicians by night the boy's big break comes by winning a local talent contest. But first, they must retrieve their instruments which have been mistakenly carried to the airport.

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Plot Keywords:

rock band | battle of the bands

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Taglines:

The Big Beat is Back With the Excitingest New Pacemaking Pack!

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Genres:

Musical

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1965 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

1000 trelles mes' ti nyhta

Filming Locations:

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Subafilms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Julie Samuel receives an "introducing" credit.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000)

User Reviews

As good as it gets

In this the first and last Gerry & the Pacemakers film you get the impression that Cilla Black is the biggest star of the day when Gerry informs his aunt he's reading her biog.So why is she at a talent contest-and singing a ballad as well when its supposed to be a Big Beat Contest. The trouble is the scriptwriters sometimes don't use logic or throw in contradictions. The music was the main thing though so it worked as a series of cameos. Being shot on location in Liverpool was a good idea It also seemed rather pointless to turn the run to the airport into a silent film from the 20s.Which is why this review loses 2 stars