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Cast
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| Cliff Richard | ... | Nicholas 'Nicky' Black | |
| Robert Morley | ... | Hamilton Black | |
| Carole Gray | ... | Toni | |
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Jet Harris | ... | Himself (bass guitar) (as The Shadows) |
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Hank B. Marvin | ... | Himself (lead guitar (as The Shadows) |
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Tony Meehan | ... | Himself (drums) (as The Shadows) |
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Bruce Welch | ... | Himself (rhythm guitar) (as The Shadows) |
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Teddy Green | ... | Chris |
| Richard O'Sullivan | ... | Ernest | |
| Melvyn Hayes | ... | Jimmy | |
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Annette Robertson | ... | Barbara |
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Robertson Hare | ... | Chauffeur |
| Sonya Cordeau | ... | Dorinda Morell | |
| Sean Sullivan | ... | Eddie | |
| Harold Scott | ... | Dench | |
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Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a pirate radio station, touting him as "The Mystery Singer" - the plan works and interest in their up and coming show is heightened by this new but unknown heart-throb. But Nicky has an even bigger secret and one that he cannot share, even with his girlfriend Toni. Written by Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>
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Seventeen New and Wonderful! Wonderful! Songs See more »Parents Guide:
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2 February 1962 (Ireland) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Stanley Black
Performed by The Associated British Studio Orchestra
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The film was originally intended to feature the Shadows in acting roles, but it was decided that more professional young actors needed to be cast instead, so the roles originally intended for Hank Marvin and Jet Harris were given to Richard O'Sullivan and Melvyn Hayes, while the Shadows themselves appear only as non-speaking band members. See more »Soundtracks
Mood MamboWritten by Stanley Black
Performed by The Associated British Studio Orchestra
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... The Shadows come off best here with their few lines and great instrumentals undermining the potential datedness of pop stars' movie appearances. However Cliff really rocks and even if the cinematic techniques would be bettered in the follow-up Summer Holiday, the music is just superb.
The basic plot of this is so similar to The Blues Brothers it's uncanny. I should be very surprised if John Landis and Dan Aykroyd hadn't seen The Young Ones.
Forget about Grazina Frame's dubbed voice, forget about the square old pop played by Robert Morley, and remember the great songs and the unbelievably handsome Cliff!