<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Sounds like a sound idea, Mike.<br></div>Helen Shapiro was a singer, who toured and recorded, albeit much later, with no less than Humph!<br></div>As a teenager, she was a big star, with some chart topping records.<br></div>Music IS an important part of the film, so action does not really stop. But I'll let you learn all that for yourself.<br></div>Cheers<br><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 June 2017 at 18:44, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mjl@ix.netcom.com" target="_blank">mjl@ix.netcom.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">>>>I think the movie's goal was more after camera art, then after music. Indeed. But still I'm just happy that we can see them.<<<<br>
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Wikipedia: "The film predominantly comprises musical numbers, including performances by the principal actors Helen Shapiro and Craig Douglas themselves. However, unlike traditional "musicals", the songs have little to do with the movie but rather serve more to show off the artists' talents and give a taste for the style, as the plot stops whenever a number starts."<br>
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Thanks for this conversation, gang. I've been meaning to get my hands on a DVD for some time now. Amazon has one for a [reasonable] price (the U.S. "Ring-a-Ding Rhythm", that is).<br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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