Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Leyton | ... | Gerry Pullman | |
Michael Sarne | ... | Tim Gilpin (as Mike Sarne) | |
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Peter Birrell | ... | Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers) |
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Roy Crewdson | ... | Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers) |
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Bernie Dwyer | ... | Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers) |
Freddie & The Dreamers | ... | The Chefs (as Freddie and the Dreamers) | |
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Freddie Garrity | ... | Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers) |
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Derek Quinn | ... | Chef (as Freddie and the Dreamers) |
Ron Moody | ... | Professor Bastinado | |
Liz Fraser | ... | Miss Slightly | |
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Grazina Frame | ... | Christina Barrington de Witt |
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Susan Baker | ... | Susan (as The Baker Twins) (as Susan Baker) |
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Jennifer Baker | ... | Jennifer (as The Baker Twins) (as Jennifer Baker) |
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Keith Alcock | ... | Self - Bass musician (as The Mojos) |
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John Conrad | ... | Self - Drum musician (as The Mojos) |
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. Written by H. Veronica Crabtree <missileace@yahoo.com>
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.