Disk-O-Tek Holiday (Just for You)

Date: 1966
Director: Douglas Hickox
Production Company: British Lion Film Corporation, Canterbury, Delmore Film Production

Stars: Katherine Quint, Casey Paxton, Freddie Fidre, Phil Jay
Location(s): Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania (USA)

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Storyline:

A hopeful rock ‘n’ roll star goes from studio to studio attempting to convince television and radio executives to play his song.

Additional Information:

Page compiled by Phil Wilkinson

Originally released as ‘Just for You’ in 1964, this production was re-edited in the United States to become ‘Disk-O-Tek Holiday’ two years later.

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Waiting for W.I.T.H. Radio DJ Bob Foster to take a break, Casey Paxton (Himself) and his girlfriend Sherry (Katherine Quint) leave the studio and visit the sights of Baltimore. Looking along Washington Place towards the Washington Monument at the intersection of Washington Place and Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Reaching "The Block", the pair wander through the city's red light district. Looking east along East Baltimore Street in Baltimore with the corner of Custom House Avenue beyond the marquee of the former Gayety Theatre.

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Confined to the studio at Shepperton in Middlesex, this musical showcase featuring British artists such as Peter & Gordon, The Merseybeats, Freddie & the Dreamers and The Bachelors was re-edited with North American sequences inserted. "The Block" in Baltimore with number 408 East Baltimore Street to the top centre and the clock-face sign for the "2 O'clock Club" on the right.

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Helping her onto the parapet, Casey leads Sherry around a fountain. St. Paul Street, opposite Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse, with East Fayette Street in the left background.

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After the couple dance to Vagrants playing 'Oh Those Eyes' in a park, Casey and Sherry return to the studio where Mr. Foster introduces The Chiffons singing 'Nobody Knows What's Going On'.

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Persuading Foster to play his disk, the couple walk around what appears to be a theme park as Casey sings along to 'East is East'.

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Casey and Sherry embrace outside W.I.T.H. Radio after Bob Foster tells them that he likes the song.

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Moving on to promote Casey's music on the Hy Lit show, the young hopefuls arrive in Philadelphia. Philadelphia City Hall, seen from across the corner of John F. Kennedy Boulevard and North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The two climb on the steps of the John Barry Statue which commemorates the celebrated founder of the United States Navy. Facing Independence Hall in Independence Square, Philadelphia.

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Sherry drinks from a water fountain as Casey reads the information plaque. The Sons of Temperance Fountain in Independence Square, Philadelphia.

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Following Casey's appearance on Hy Lit's television show, the pair make their way to Boston. Louisburg Square in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Casey and Sherry walk through Louisburg Square towards the statue of Christopher Columbus. The corner of Louisburg Square and Pinckney Street in Boston's Beacon Hill district.

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Louisburg Square in Boston with the statue of Christopher Columbus to the left.

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After admiring the statue, the couple feed pigeons next to Boston Public Garden pond. The Boston Public Garden in the centre of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Rain falls as Casey and Sherry head to see W.M.E.X. DJ Arnie Ginsburg while The Rockin' Ramrods sing 'Play It!'.