It's Trad, Dad!
Year:
1962
Production Country:
Great Britain
Teenage musical. Story of conflict between a small town mayor who wants the place to be culture-conscious and the teenagers who are only interested in jazz and pop music.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Helen Helen Shapiro
- Craig Craig Douglas
- himself John Leyton
- themselves Brook Brothers
- himself Chubby Checker
- himself Del Shannon
- himself Gary U.S. Bonds
- himself Gene Vincent
- himself Gene Mcdaniels
- themselves Paris Sisters
- themselves Dukes of Dixieland
- themselves The Chris Barber Band
- herself Ottilie Patterson
- themselves Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band
- themselves Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
- themselves Bob Wallis and His Storeyville Jazzmen
- themselves Terry Lightfoot and His Band
- themselves The Temperance Seven
- themselves Sounds Incorporated
- himself David Jacobs
- himself Pete Murray
- himself Alan Freeman
- mayor Felix Felton
- police chief Arthur Mullard
- coffee shop owner Timothy Bateson
- usher Hugh Lloyd
- TV director Ronnie Stevens
- TV director Frank Thornton
- head waiter Derek Nimmo
- night-club customer Mario Fabrizi
- TV panellist Arnold Diamond
- narrator Deryck Guyler
- [gardener] Bruce Lacey
- [Helen's dance partner] Emilio Scala
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Richard Lester
- American Supervisor of U.S.A. Numbers Paul Case
- Assistant Director John D. Merriman
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Stuart Freeman
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Michael Meighan
- Continuity Jane Buck
Production
- © Amicus Productions
- Production Company Amicus Productions
- Presents Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Executive Producer Milton Subotsky
- [Producer] Richard Lester
- Production Manager Al Marcus
- [Production Accountant] Bill Noad
- [Production Secretary] Vivienne Eden
- Made at Shepperton Studios
Writing
- Written by Milton Subotsky
Photography
- Director of Photography Gilbert Taylor
- Camera Operator Gerry Turpin
- [Focus Puller] Neil Binney
- [Clapper Loader] Bobby Stilwell
Stills
- [Stills] Bert Cann
Editing
- Editor Bill Lenny
- [Assembly Editor] Dev Goodman
Design
- Art Director Maurice Carter
- [Assistant Art Director] Don Picton
- [Draughtsman] Geoffrey Tozer
- [Production Buyer] Terry Parr
Costumes
- [Wardrobe] Maude Churchill
- [Craig Douglas's Wardrobe] Cecil Gee
- Miss Shapiro's Dresses by Butterick Printed Patterns
Make-up
- Make-up Freddie Williamson
- Hairdresser Joyce James
Music
- Incidental Music by Ken Thorne
- Musical Supervisor Norrie Paramor
Sound
- Sound Recordist Dickie Bird
- Sound Recordist Ken Cameron
- [Boom Operator] Ken Ritchie
- [Sound Camera Operator] Sandy Fairlie
- Dubbing Editor James Shields