The Beatles Come to Town (1963) User Reviews

I believe that this is the film I showed in 1964

[bt015c9464 · 22 September 2004]

I believe this was the special edition of Pathe Pictorial wholly devoted to a live performance by The Beatles. It was in colour and was the only time I know of that Pathe used the Cinemascope format. I think it was in 1964 when I was working as a projectionist (Cinematograph Technician) at the Warner Cinema Leicester Square and we were instructed to hold the showing of Pathe Pictorial as it was being replaced.

I have never seen any reference to it, yet it was probably the best film ever made in the Pathe Pictorial series. Even in the projection room there was the impression of actually being in the theatre where they were performing. I have been trying to trace what became of it for some years, strangely, no-one at Pathe seems to know of it.

This Pathe Pictorial short was added to the Pathe film 'Pop Gear'

[gfast · 10/10 · 14 October 2009]

The Pathe Pictorial of the Beatles in concert was added to the Pathe feature 'Pop Gear' (aka 'Go Go Mania'), also shot in CinemaScope. This makes this footage of the Beatles extremely rare, as very little of their concert material (if any) was shot in CinemaScope and Technicolor to boot! It seems that this was the only Pathe Pictorial ever shot in 'Scope. Most (if not all) of the acts in 'Pop Gear' were managed by Beatles manager Brian Epstein, hence the decision to tag on the Beatles concert footage just as their meteoric rise was peaking. Thank you to the previous contributor for pointing out what concert this footage was from, as I often wondered where and when it was filmed.