Sweet Beat | |
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Directed by | Ronnie Albert |
Screenplay by | Ron Ahran |
Story by | Sheldon Stark |
Produced by | Jeffrey S. Kruger |
Starring | Julie Amber Sheldon Lawrence Irv Bauer |
Cinematography | S.D Onions |
Edited by | Jay Dea |
Music by | Malcolm Lockyer |
Production company | Flamingo Film Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Sweet Beat (U.S. title: The Amorous Sex) is a 1959 British 'B' [1] black-and-white musical film directed by Ronnie Albert and starring Julie Amber, Sheldon Lawrence and Irv Bauer. [2] The screenplay was by Ron Ahran based on a story by Sheldon Stark. It includes appearances by several American pop acts including The Melo-Kings and The Five Satins.
Bonnie Martyn, winner of a holiday camp beauty contest, heads to London seeking fame as a singer. She is promised a record deal, and is tricked into going to New York. She is eventually reunited with her boyfriend Bill Lacey.
Filming locations included Butlin's holiday camps at Clacton-on-Sea and Cliftonville, and London's The Stork Room, run by Al Burnett.
The film featured the following songs:
In 1959 a 7-inch double A/B side EP was released in the UK with "Tonite Tonite", "I Remember", "Boppin' at the Hop" and "Luva Luva Love Me" (Top Rank Records, JKR 8007). [3]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A mild and artless warning to the stage struck, relying on striptease, "pop" numbers and holiday camp and night club backgrounds for its teen-age appeal. Direction and performance are very uneven." [4]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Bottom-budget pop musical/moral warning has that home-made look." [5]
The film was released on DVD in 2009 by Pegasus Entertainment.