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Some People (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Some People' is a 1962 film directed by Clive Donner. It stars Kenneth More and Ray Brooks and is centred on the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.
Premise
An aircraft engineer, who also acts as a voluntary choirmaster and youth worker (played by Kenneth More) tries to help a group of teenagers in Bristol, by encouraging positive social development after they lose their motorcycle licences. They are all in dead-end jobs with no home life and on the fringes of petty crime, but are musically talented.
Production
The film was shot entirely on location in Bristol with Anneke Wills recalling that the crew arrived in Bristol three weeks before shooting to get the feel of Bristol with the boys learning the local accent, riding motorbikes and visiting local dance halls with much of the script being ad-libbed.
Local filming locations were used including the W.D. & H.O. Wills cigarette factory, Royal York Crescent, Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Theatre Royal, the Palace Hotel, Bristol South public baths, the city docks, The Portway and Lockleaze, with Lockleaze School used for much of the interior filming.
Kenneth More agreed to play his role for nothing apart from his expenses because he had no other offers around the time, and the movie was for a good cause: all proceeds were to go to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme who commissioned the film and the National Playing Fields Association. During filming he began an affair with one of the cast, Angela Douglas, who became his wife.Kenneth More, 'More or Less', Hodder & Staughton, 1978 p 184-185
The film features a test flight of the Bristol 188.
Cast
* Kenneth More as Mr. Smith
* Ray Brooks as Johnnie
* Anneke Wills as Anne
* David Andrews as Bill
* Angela Douglas as Terry
* David Hemmings as Bert
* Timothy Nightingale as Tim
* Frankie Dymon Jnr as Jimmy
* Harry H. Corbett as Johnnie's Father
* Fanny Carby as Johnnie's Mother
* Richard Davies as Harper
* Michael Gwynn as Vicar
* Cyril Luckham as Magistrate
* Valerie Mountain dubbed Angela Douglas's singing voice[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/valerie-mountain-mn0002312701/biography Valerie Mountain], Allmusic entry[https://www.discogs.com/Valerie-Mountain-And-The-Eagles-Some-People/release/2265071 Valerie Mountain And The Eagles Some People] Discogs. Retrieved 1 December 2018
Reception
The film reportedly made a profit, in part because of its low cost. The title song was performed in the film by Valerie Mountain and The Eagles. Pye Records released their version as a single. Other versions were released by Carol Deene and the former bass player for The Shadows, Jet Harris.
References
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