Live It Up! (film)
Live It Up! is a British music film (US release title: Sing and Swing) released in 1963. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios and featured Gene Vincent, Jenny Moss, the Outlaws, Patsy Ann Noble, the Saints and Heinz Burt (most of them being produced by Joe Meek, who wrote the film's theme) among others. The film also featured young actor Steve Marriott (later a well-known singer and guitarist with Small Faces and Humble Pie).[1] Another actor, Mitch Mitchell, later became the drummer of The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
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| Directed by | Lance Comfort |
| Written by | Lyn Fairhurst (original story and screenplay) |
| Starring | Musical guests: Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Gene Vincent, Patsy Ann Noble Acting roles: David Hemmings, Jenny Moss, Steve Marriott, John Mitchell, Dave Clark |
| Music by | Joe Meek (songs) |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
| Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
The film was quite successful and Be My Guest was the follow-up.
Cast
- David Hemmings as Dave Martin
- Jennifer Moss as Jill
- Veronica Hurst as Kay
- Heinz Burt as Ron
- Joan Newell as Margaret Martin
- Ed Devereaux as Herbert Martin
- David Bauer as Mark Watson
- Steve Marriott as Ricky (credited Stephen Marriott)
- Mitch Mitchell as Andrews (credited John Mitchell)
Music guests
- Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
- Patsy Ann Noble
- Gene Vincent
- Sounds Incorporated (featuring Tony Newman)
- The Outlaws (featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Chas Hodges, Ken Lundgren and Mick Underwood)
- Kim Roberts
- Andy Cavell and the Saints
Music and lyrics were written by Joe Meek.
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) BFI: Steve Marriott in Live It Up!
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