60s

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	The Young Ones ( It's Wonderful To Be Young ) Associated British Pictures Sidney J.Furie Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Robert Morley, Carole Grey, Richard O'Sullivan, Melvyn Hayes Gerald Harper Teddy Green, Annette Robertson, Robertson Hare, Sonya Cordeau, Sean Sullivan Harold Scott Pop musical based on youth culture. Nicky Black (Cliff Richard) spends his evenings and weekends honing his entertainment skills with his pals at Simpkins, the local youth club. He has a good but competitive relationship with his boss, his upper-crust, business-minded father, Hamilton Black (Robert Morley), that's tested to the limit when Black buys the youth club plot and announces his intention to flatten it and replace it with a business centre. Black has no idea that his son hangs out with these 'ruffians' and they, in turn, have no idea that he's Nicky's father! Nicky, girlfriend Toni (Carole Gray) and a cast of musical local youths decide to stage a variety show to raise the money needed to save their beloved shack from the demolition men. All is going according to plan, until Black senior finds out about Dorinda (Sonya Cordeau), their star surprise guest vocalist, and steals her away from the show. With their hopes of survival dashed, the gang devise a plan to steal airtime from the BBC to promote both their club and Nicky's undoubted talents with pop music. The show is staged to raise the cash and poor old Hamilton is kidnapped to keep him from stopping it taking place.
	Play It Cool Lynx Films Ltd Michael Winner Billy Fury and The Tornadoes, Ray Brooks, Bernie Winters, Richard Wattis, Michael Anderson Jr Monty Landis, Felicity Young, Anna Palk, Danny Williams, Shane Fenton and The Fentones, Bobby Vee Helen Shapiro, Jimmy Crawford, Lionel Blair and his Dancers Youth culture musical about the adventures of a pop group involved with a runaway heiress as they search through Soho trying to find her two-timing boyfriend
	The Teenage Millionaire United Artists Lawrence Doheny Chubby Checker, Jimmy Clanton, Dion DiMucci, Maurice Gosfield, Sid Gould, Rocky Graziano Marv Johnson, Bill Black's Combo, Jackie Wilson A teenager, with a millionaire father who owns a radio station, becomes a pop star
	Disneyland After Dark Walt Disney Productions Louis Armstrong, Bobby Rydell, Annette Funicello,Kid Ory and The Osmonds Teenagers horse around on the attractions in this promotional fun film made for television
	One Man's Challenge Azusa Dale Smallin John Danglius, Roger Christian, Johnny Crawford West coast culture film about the teen surf explosion in the Los Angeles area. Essentially it can be described as a step by step instructional film on how to form a teenage surf club. Artists featured are The Genteels, The Beach Boys and The Surfaris
	Band Of Thieves Filmvale Peter Bezencenet Acker Bilk, Maudie Edwards, Peter Haigh, Charmian Innes, Jennifer Jayne, Arthur Mullard Norrie Paramor Music-based crime story
	It's Trad Dad ( Ring-A-Ding Rhythm ) Amicus Richard Lester Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas, Chubby Checker, Gene Vincent, Del Shannon, John Leyton The Brook Brothers, Gary U.S. Bonds, Gene McDaniels, Chris Barber and his Jazz Band Ottilie Patterson, Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band, The Temperance Seven Bob Wallis and his Storyville Jazzmen, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Terry Lightfoot and his Jazz Band, Alan Freeman, Arnold Diamond, Arthur Mullard, Bruce Lacey David Jacobs, Derek Nimmo, Deryck Guyler, Felix Felton, Frank Thornton, Hugh Lloyd Mario Fabrizi, Peter Murray, Ronnie Stevens, The Paris Sisters, Sounds Incorporated The Dukes of Dixieland, Timothy Bateson Musical Direction by Norrie Paramor Youth culture musical. Helen and Craig organise a music show
	The Main Attraction Seven Arts Daniel Petrie Pat Boone, Mai Zetterling, Nancy Kwan, Yvonne Mitchell, John LeMesurier Circus-based love story with easy listening pop music
	A Kind Of Loving Anglo-Amalgamated / Waterhall / Vic Films John Schlesinger Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Thora Hird, Bert Palmer, Gwen Nelson Northern urban working-class culture melodrama
Paul Anka - not from film	Lonely Boy ( Paul Anka '62 ) National Film Board Of Canada Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroitor Biographical film tracing the career of Paul Anka who stars
Tornados - not from film	Farewell Performance Sevenay Robert Tronson Heinz Burt, The Tornados, David Kernan, Delphi Lawrence, Frederick Jaeger, Derek Francis Alfred Burke, John Kelland, Toni Gilpin, James Copeland, Ron Perry Crime thriller movie with musical cameos, notably the late, great Heinz
	Some People AIP / Vic Films Clive Donner Kenneth More, Ray Brooks, Annika Wills, David Andrews, Angela Douglas, David Hemmings Fanny Carby, Harry M. Corbett, Richard Davis, Frankie Dymon, Fred Ferris, Michael Gwynn Cyril Luckham, Kenneth C. Moore, Timothy Nightingale, Dean Webb Youth culture with music by Ron Grainer and Johnny Worth. Instead of hanging about with the gangs on motorcycles a group of four teenage layabouts are kept out of trouble by being persuaded to form a pop group. Features an appearance by instrumental group The Eagles
	Don't Knock The Twist Columbia Pictures Corporation Oscar Rudolph Chubby Checker, Gene Chandler, Vic Dana, Linda Scott, Lang Jefferies Twist craze vehicle. A TV executive puts together a 'Twist Spectacular' to beat rivals
	The Boys Gala / Columbia Sidney J.Furie Richard Todd, Robert Morley, Felix Aylmer, Dudley Sutton, Robert Lacey, Jess Conrad, Wilfrid Brambell General Sixties culture film in which four youths from London's East End are put on trial at the Old Bailey for for killing a garage attendant. Because of their teddy boy clothes people assume the worst and the prosecution argues accordingly. The film balances this with an excellent case from the defence counsel. The setting is authentic and the film presents a serious examination of British justice in the light of the controversy surrounding capital punishment at that time, leading to the eventual abolition of the death penalty in 1965. Memorable soundtrack music by The Shadows

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More 1962 films which I plan to expand upon in future updates. Any pictures or info you have on these would be most welcome!

The Hellions
Marty Wilde

Wild Westerners
Duane Eddy stars and provides the title theme

Two Tickets To Paris
Joey Dee and The Starliters

Ten Girls Ago
Dion

Wild Guitar
Arch Hall Jr

State Fair
Cast includes Pat Boone and Bobby Darin

The Painted Smile
Craig Douglas

Eegah!
Arch Hall Jr

Water Logged
Bruce Brown Surfing documentary

Gone With The Wave
Phil Wilson surfing documentary with music by Lalo Schifrin