Play It Cool
Year:
1962
Production Country:
Great Britain
Comedy with music concerning a pop singer and his pals who save society girl from foolish marriage.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Billy Universe Billy Fury
- Alvin Michael Anderson Jr
- Sir Charles Bryant Dennis Price
- guest star Helen Shapiro
- guest star Bobby Vee
- nervous man Richard Wattis
- Ann Bryant Anna Palk
- Ring-a-Ding Keith Hamshere
- Freddy Ray Brooks
- Joey Jeremy Bulloch
- Larry Grainger Maurice Kaufmann
- Skinner Peter Barkworth
- train guard Harry Locke
- Yvonne Pemberton Felicity Young
- air hostess 1 Mercy Haystead
- Lotus proprietor Max Bacon
- guest artiste Danny Williams
- guest artistes Shane Fenton and the Fentones
- guest artiste Jimmy Crawford
- Guest artistes Lionel Blair and His Dancers
- [reporter 1] David Spenser
- [reporter 2] Tom Adams
- [airport policeman] Weyman Mckay
- [airport porter] John Crocker
- [Briggs, airport official] Douglas Muir
- [male receptionist] Frederick Jaeger
- [airline receptionist] Susan Neve
- [air hostess 2] Penelope De Rune
- [mechanic 1] Roy Skelton
- [mechanic 2] Michael Collins
- [Rocco's commissioner] David Evans
- [Horace, the beatnik man] Monte Landis
- [beatnik woman] Marianne Stone
- [twist commissioner] Victor Brooks
- [Robin, debs escort] Jeremy Lloyd
- [Skinner's cab driver] Fred Griffiths
- [coffee bar girl 1] Jill Carson
- [coffee bar girl 2] Jenny Russell
- [coffee bar boy] Karl Lanchbury
- [head waiter, Lotus] Ron Hitchin
- [cab driver 2] William Marlowe
- [Euston porter 1] Russell Waters
- [Euston porter 2] Joe Ritchie
- [Sydney Norman] Bernie Winters
- [taxi driver] Hugh Lloyd
Credits
Direction
- Director Michael Winner
- Assistant Director Eric Rattray
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Christopher Dryhurst
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Ken Softley
- Continuity Splinters Deason
Production
- ©/Production Company Coronado Productions (England) Limited
- Production Company Independent Artists
- A Julian Wintle Leslie Parkyn Production Julian Wintle
- A Julian Wintle Leslie Parkyn Production Leslie Parkyn
- Producer David Deutsch
- Associate Producer Denis Holt
- Unit Manager Donald Toms
- [Unit Accountant] Paul Hitchcock
- [Production Secretary] Maureen Hensby
- [Producer's Secretary] Josephine Baker
- Studio Pinewood Studios
Writing
- Original Screenplay Jack Davies
Photography
- Director of Photography Reginald Wyer
- Camera Operator Gerry Turpin
- [Focus Operator] Chic Anstiss
- [Clapper Loader] Peter Ewens
- [Electrical Supervisor] Harold Cooke
- [Chargehand Electrician] Frank Buck
- [Electrician] Joe Finn
- [Electrician] Charlie Cartwright
- [Grip] Mike Beauchamp
Stills
- [Stills] Harry Gillard
Editing
- Editor Tristam Cones
- [Assistant Editor (1st)] John Beaton
- [Assistant Editor (2nd)] Michael Clifford
Design
- Art Director Lionel Couch
- [Set Dresser] Peter Russell
- 'Twist' Paintings by Leroy Neiman
- [Draughtsman] Ted Ambrose
- [Property Buyer] Michael McCarthy
- [Props] Tommy Davies
- [Dressing Props] Eddie Francis
- [Construction Manager] Albert Jempson
- [Standby Carpenter] W. Donnolly
- [Standby Stagehand] H. Dilly
- [Standby Rigger] G. Chapple
- [Standby Painter] D. Delaney
- [Chargehand Standby Prop] Dingle Bell
Costumes
- [Wardrobe Master] Jim Donlevy
- [Wardrobe Mistress] Laurel Staffel
Make-up
- Make-up W.T. Partleton
- [Assistant Make-up] Basil Newall
- Hairdresser Stella Rivers
Music
- Songs, music Norrie Paramor
- Songs, music Richard B. Rowe
- Songs, music Bernard Jewry
- Music Composed and Conducted by Norrie Paramor
- Songs, lyrics Norman Newell
- Songs, lyrics Richard B. Rowe
- Songs, lyrics Ron Fraser
- Songs, lyrics Bob Barratt
- Songs, lyrics Larry Parnes
- Music Associate Harold Shampan
Sound
- Sound Recording Dudley Messenger
- Sound Recording Gordon K. McCallum
- [Sound Camera Operator] Ted Karnon
- [Boom Operator] Danny Daniel
- [Assistant Boom Operator] Charles Mcfadden
- [Sound Maintenance] Austin Partridge
- Sound Editor Allan Morrison
Publicity
- [Publicist] Brian Doyle
- [Publicity Secretary] Julie Leighton-white
