Summer Holiday (1963)


Summer Holiday
Release Date11 January 1963
TaglineFrom the First Kiss to the Last Blush It's the Craziest Riot On Wheels!
GenreMusical, Romance, Comedy
CountryUK
Filming LocationsAldenham Bus Depot, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMusical Comedy, Road Movie
ThemesMusician's Life, Assumed Identities
TonesWhimsical, Light, Madcap
TagsAccident, Agent [representative], America, Bus, Busing [school Integration], Daughter, Demands, Disguise, Hidden, Holiday, Love, Mechanic, Mother, Musical [play], Service, Songwriter, Summer, Tourist, Traveling

Summer Holiday is a British musical released in February 1963, featuring singer Cliff Richard in his best-known film. The musical was directed by Peter Yates (his debut) and was produced by Kenneth Harper for the Associated British Studios at Elstree. The original screenplay was written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass (who also wrote most of the song numbers and lyrics). The cast included Lauri Peters, Melvyn Hayes, Teddy Green, Jeremy Bulloch, Una Stubbs, Pamela Hart, Jacqueline Daryl, Lionel Murton, Madge Ryan, David Kossoff, Nicholas Phipps, Ron Moody and The Shadows. Herbert Ross choreographed the musical numbers.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Barbara Winters

Cyril

Sandy

Teddy Green
Steve

Pamela Hart
Angie

Jacqueline Daryl
Mimsie

Madge Ryan
Stella Winters

Lionel Murton
Jerry

Christine Lawson
Annie

Ron Moody
The Great Orlando

David Kossoff
Magistrate

Wendy Barrie
Shepherdess

Nicholas Phipps
Mr. Wrightmore

Himself

Themselves

Brian Locking
Himself

Himself

Himself

Lindsay Dolan
Dancer

Wendy Barry
Dancer

Richard Farley
Dancer

Anne Briley
Dancer

Terry Gilbert
Dancer

Leander Fedden
Dancer

Ian Kaye
Dancer

Sarah Hardenburg
Dancer

Vince Logan
Dancer

Derina House
Dancer

John McDonald
Dancer

Eithne Milne
Dancer

Pat McIntyre
Dancer

Sheila O'Neill
Dancer

Leon Pomeranetz
Dancer

Joan Palethorpe
Dancer

Ben Stevenson
Dancer

Vivienne Ventura
Uncredited

Director

Writer

Peter Myers

Ronald Cass

Producer

Kenneth Harper
producer

Andrew Mitchell
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

John Wilcox

Editor

Jack Slade
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Casting Director

Robert Lennard
-

Art Director

Syd Cain
-

Makeup Department

John O'Gorman
makeup artist

Eileen Warwick
hairdresser

Production Manager

John D. Wilcox
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Frank Ernst
assistant director

Roger Simons
third assistant director

Art Department

Bill Beavis
scenic artist

John Graysmark
draughtsman

Sound Department

A.W. Lumkin
recording director

Wally Milner
sound recordist

Jim Shields
dubbing editor

Len Shilton
sound recordist

Gordon Davie
assistant sound editor

Don Wortham
boom operator

Special Effects

George Blackwell
special effects

Visual Effects

Ronnie Wass
optical effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Tony White
camera operator

Steve Birtles
electrician

Ronnie Pilgrim
still photographer

Casting Department

Judith Jourd
assistant casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jackie Breed
wardrobe mistress

Music Department

composer: additional songs and music

musical director, composer: background score, orchestrator

Ronald Cass
composer: music and lyrics

Peter Myers
composer: music and lyrics

Roy Nevill
music editor

composer: additional songs and music

Malcolm Addey
music engineer

Grazina Frame
singing voice: Lauri Peters

Malcolm Lockyer
additional orchestrator

Richard Lush
music engineer

Norrie Paramor
musician: organ, vocal supervisor

Roland Shaw
additional orchestrator

Transportation Department

Eddie Frewin
transportation chief

Other Crew

choreography and musical numbers director

Cynthia Tingey
fashion coordinator

Helen Whitson
continuity

Production Company

Elstree Distributors

Ivy Films

Distributor

Warner-Pathé Distributors

American International Pictures (AIP)

Anchor Bay Entertainment

Arcade Movie Company

Video Beat
,

Miscellaneous

Associated British Studio Orchestra
background score played by

Dolcis
shoes by

John Michael
mens' sportswear by

Pierre Balmain, Paris
Paris model dresses by

The David Gibson Fashion Group
contempoary dresses supplied and designed by

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
the registered proprietor of the trademark CinemaScope , this film is made under licence from






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