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Wikipedia article
'The Golden Disc' (also known as 'The In-Between Age') is a 1958 British pop musical film. It features pop singer Terry Dene as himself in a story in which he tops the best-seller charts, whereas in his real life he never made the top ten. The film was directed by Don Sharp, who was married to the leading lady Mary Steele.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/don-sharp-film-director-who-made-his-mark-with-kiss-of-the-vampire-6282508.html Don Sharp obituary] at 'The Independent'GOLDEN DISC, The
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 25, Iss. 288, (Jan 1, 1958): 46.THE GOLDEN DISC (Butchers--A.B. Pathe)
Picture Show; London Vol. 70, Iss. 1829, (Apr 19, 1958): 10.
It was re-released on DVD by Renown Pictures Ltd in 2010.[http://www.renownfilms.co.uk/music-c-4/golden-disc-p-57.html] Renown Pictures Ltd, PO Box 592,Kings Langley, Herts WD4 4DB
Plot
A young man and woman help her aunt open a trendy coffee bar and they discover a singing star.The GOLDEN DISC
Associated British-Pathe. Picture Show; London Vol. 70, Iss. 1829, (Apr 19, 1958): 5-6, 12-13.
Cast
* Lee Patterson as Harry Blair
* Mary Steele as Joan Farmer
* Terry Dene as himself
* Linda Gray as Aunt Sarah
* Ronald Adam as Mr. Dryden
* Peter Dyneley as Mr. Washington
* David Jacobs as Himself
* Richard Turner as Morose Man
* Marianne Stone as Dryden's Secretary
* Olive Milbourn as Mrs Simpson
* Redmond Phillips as 1st Recording Engineer
* Dennis Lotis as Himself
* Nancy Whiskey as Herself
* Hobeaux as Themselves
* Murray Campbell as Himself
* Sheila Buxton as Herself
* Phil Seamen Jazz Group as Themselves
* Sonny Stewart & his Skiffle Kings as Themselves
* Terry Kennedy Group as Themselves
Production
The film was shot at Walton Studios. It was a vehicle for Terry Dene who had three top twenty hits in Britain.
The film was one of several British pop films set around coffee bars, others including 'The Tommy Steele Story', 'Serious Charge', 'Beat Girl' and 'Expresso Bongo'.The perpetual busman's holiday: Sir Cliff Richard and British pop musicals
Donnelly, K J. Journal of Popular Film & Television; Washington Vol. 25, Iss. 4, (Winter 1998): 146-154. Director Don Sharp said it was made at a time when "everybody was making a musical". His wife Mary played the female lead.
Filming started on 23 September 1957. Jack Phillips of Butchers Film Productions, who made the film, claimed the film was "not an imitation of 'The Tommy Steele Story' or anything like this" even though it was a musical vehicle for a pop star. (subscription required to access article)
Songs
* Im Gonna Wrap You Up (by Ray Mack, Philip Green) performed by Dennis Lotis
* Before We Say Goodnight (by Norman Newell, Philip Green) performed by Mary Steele
* Dynamo (by Tommy Connor) performed by Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group End Credits, 'The Golden Disc', 1958
* Cmin and be Loved (by Len Paverman) performed by Terry Dene
* Charm (by Ray Mack, Philip Green) performed by Terry Dene
* The In-between Age (by Ray Mack, Philip Green) performed by Sheila Buxton
* Let Me Lie (by Sonny & Stewart) performed by Sonny Stewart and his Skiffle Kings
* Candy Floss (by Len Paverman) performed by Terry Dene
* Lower Deck (by Phil Seamon) performed by Phil Seamon Jazz Group
* Balmoral Melody (by Philip Green) performed by Murray Campbell
* Johnny O (by Len Praverman) performed by Nancy Whiskey and Sonny Stewart and his Skiffle Kings
The Golden Age (by Michael Robbins, Richard Dix) performed by Terry Dene.
Reception
The film was not a success at the box office, a factor which was thought to have contributed to Dene showing symptoms of unstable behaviour.
References
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