1h 32min | Comedy, Drama, Music | December 1962 | b/w, fs
Director: Ray Dennis Steckler
Stars: Arch Hall Jr., Nancy Czar, Arch Hall Sr.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056693/
Watched on AmazonPrime; also on a megapack.
No songs in the Soundtracks, but plenty in the film, all but 1 performed by AHj. Just a guy with a guitar and studio backup.
This is a very cheaply made film with bad acting and strange camera/lighting. Ex: for a rock tv show, the stage is mostly dark. Too artsy for me.
This is the second film where I've seen a camera tumble for effect. The prior was ws color (Brothers Grimm), which was impressive. That was down a hillside, this was down some stairs. Cameras must have gotten smaller by now.
The tumble down stairs involved a fight, and I never did gather whether the fallen man was dead or what.
This film is some sort of cautionary tale for wannabe rock stars that come to H'wood: beware the first manager you meet may be out to bilk you for all he can, and maybe even use violence to keep you indentured.
Not annoying enough for a 4, but close.
Fairway International Pictures, dir. Steckler; 5-
