Take Me High (1974)

Merchant banker Tim, excited to hear he's to go to New York, is sent to Birmingham instead to pressure a small struggling restaurant. But he turns this into a positive by falling in love ... See full summary »

Director:

David Askey

Writers:

Christopher Penfold (story), Kenneth Harper (original idea)

Stars:

Cliff Richard, Deborah Watling, Hugh Griffith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cliff Richard	...	Tim Matthews
Deborah Watling	...	Sarah Jones (as Debbie Watling)
Hugh Griffith	...	Sir Harry Cunningham
George Cole	...	Bert Jackson
Anthony Andrews	...	Hugo Flaxman
Richard Wattis	...	Sir Charles Furness
Madeline Smith	...	Vicki
Moyra Fraser	...	Molly Jones
Ronald Hines	...	Sam Jones
Jimmy Gardner	...	Hulbert
Noel Trevarthen	...	Paul (as Noel Travarthen)
Graham Armitage	...	Boardman
John Franklyn-Robbins	...	Alderman
Peter Marshall	...	Grandson
Elizabeth Scott	...	Waitress (as Elisabeth Scott)

Storyline

Merchant banker Tim, excited to hear he's to go to New York, is sent to Birmingham instead to pressure a small struggling restaurant. But he turns this into a positive by falling in love with the owner and co-founding a glamorous new burger bar.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 1974 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Hot Property

Filming Locations:

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balladeer Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where Cliff drives his Mini motors car under the colonnade of the Birmingham Council House was a stunt in reality performed by local motor racing legend and night club owner Martin Hone.

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Soundtracks

"Life"
(uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Tony Cole
Performed by Cliff Richard

User Reviews

Cliff is grown up in this one.

While his 60s films fit in with the juvenile delinquent and teenage beach movies of the time, this one keeps up with those fans who were now in their 20s. Another romantic comedy with a memorable music score and set in the UK's second city, Cliff now has an office job but he's still a bachelor.

It would be a dozen years before Cliff would do the Dave Clark musical TIME in the West End (no longer in the office but a rock star) followed 10 years later by his version of Wuthering Heights. The musical Heathcliff was a life-long ambition of Cliff's (and he played the married, then widowed seriously misunderstood man quite well). TIME was never released in video format but Heathcliff was. Take Me High is also available on video. His voice only got better, so you can't go wrong with any of these releases.