Seaside Swingers (1965)
"Every Day's a Holiday" (original title)

Several teenagers take jobs at a seaside resort for the summer. TV producers decide to film a talent show at the resort and the teenagers all decide to compete. Freddie and the Dreamers ... See full summary »

Director:

James Hill

Writers:

James Hill (screenplay), Anthony Marriott (screenplay),

Stars:

John Leyton, Michael Sarne, Peter Birrell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Leyton	...	Gerry Pullman
Michael Sarne	...	The Hon. Tim Gilpin (as Mike Sarne)
Peter Birrell	...	Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
Roy Crewdson	...	Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
Bernie Dwyer	...	Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
Freddie & The Dreamers	...	The Chefs
Freddie Garrity	...	Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
Derek Quinn	...	Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
Ron Moody	...	Professor Leonardo Bastinado
Liz Fraser	...	Miss Slightly
Grazina Frame	...	Christina Barrington de Witt
Susan Baker	...	Susan (as The Baker Twins)
Jennifer Baker	...	Jennifer (as The Baker Twins)
Keith Alcock	...	Himself - Bass musician (as The Mojos)
John Conrad	...	Himself - Drum musician (as The Mojos)

Storyline

Several teenagers take jobs at a seaside resort for the summer. TV producers decide to film a talent show at the resort and the teenagers all decide to compete. Freddie and the Dreamers play cooks and do a couple of songs. Subplot consists of two young men competing for the same girl, whose auntie wants to take her back home.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Taglines:

When the dreamers meet the screamers it's the swingin'est hit that ever swung.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seaside Swingers

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fitzroy Films Ltd., Maycroft

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Tim: I've decided to go back to my first love... me.

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Soundtracks

"Cor Blimey"
Written by Mort Shuman and J. Leslie McFarland

User Reviews

The Fabulous Baker Girls

This is not a great film and is badly dated. I gave it a 10 anyways based solely on seeing Jennifer and Susan Baker sing the song "Romeo Jones". I had not seen this film since the 60s yet this scene popped into my head recently as I recalled having a huge crush on these twin sisters when I was a kid. I had not thought of this in years and tracked down a copy of the film on eBay. The performance was as wonderful as I remembered and I still have a crush on these girls. They only were in a handful of films but they are completely adorable. I find it hard to believe that they were not in more films or offered a record contract. There is not much info on the web on the twins so I have no idea what paths their lives took after they quit making films. The rest of the cast is more than capable with John Leyton (the Great Escape), Ron Moody (Oliver) and Michael Ripper (Every Hammer film ever made), and do the best they can with a substandard script. There is a couple of bizarre performances by Freddie and the Dreamers and a busty Liz Fraser to liven things up, but the real attraction for me is the Baker Twins. Their performance so impressed me when I was 10 years old that it remained in my head for over 40 years. I am just glad that it worked it's way out of my subconscious mind so I could enjoy it all over again.