What a Crazy World
What a Crazy World is a 1963 film directed by Michael Carreras from a script by Carreras and Alan Klein, from the latter's stage play.[3] It is a pop musical featuring a number of late 1950s and early 1960s musical performers, including an appearance by Freddie and the Dreamers.
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| Directed by | Michael Carreras |
| Written by | Alan Klein |
| Edited by | Max Benedict |
Production company | Capricorn [Michael Carreras Productions] |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors |
Release date | 1963 |
Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £9,000[1] or £121,191[2] |
Premise
An unemployed working class lad, Alf Hitchens, has an on-off relationship with his girlfriend Marilyn, whilst trying to sell a song he has written. Michael Ripper appears in several cameo roles bemoaning the "bleeding kids" he encounters.
Cast
- Joe Brown – Alf Hitchens
- Susan Maughan – Marilyn
- Marty Wilde – Herbie Shadbolt
- Harry H. Corbett – Sam Hitchens
- Avis Bunnage – Mary Hitchens
- Michael Ripper – The Common Man
- Grazina Frame – Doris
- Monte Landis – Solly Gold
- Michael Goodman – Joey Hitchens
- Jessie Robins – Fat Woman
- Freddie and the Dreamers – Frantic Freddie and The Dreamers
On Network Video July 2014 with the original theatrical trailer.
Reception
Kinematograph Weekly called the film a "money maker" at the British box office for 1964.[4]
References
- Bruce G. Hallenbeck, British Cult Cinema: Hammer Fantasy and Sci-Fi, Hemlock Books 2011 p. 145
- Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360
- John Walker (ed) Halliwell's Film and Video Guide 2000, London; Harper Collins, 1999, p. 900
- Altria, Bill (17 December 1964). "British Films Romp Home – Fill First Five Places". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 9.
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