Play it Cool
Date: 1962
Director: Michael Winner
Production Company: Lynx Films Ltd., Coronado Productions, Independent Artists
Stars: Billy Fury, Michael Anderson Jr., Dennis Price, Richard Wattis, Anna Palk
Location(s): London, Middlesex, Surrey
Region(s): London O-Q, South East M-Q
Storyline:
Billy Universe and his band are en route to a pop music contest in Europe when they get involved with an heiress at the airport.
Additional Information:
Screen captures uploaded by Phil Wilkinson from source material provided by John Tunstill
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- Capture 1
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Billy Universe & The Satellites nearly miss the turn off for Gatwick Airport. Difficult to tell exactly where this is but it's likely to be the A23 somewhere near the airport!
- Capture 2
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The band arrives at Gatwick Airport. The airport was in Surrey at the time of filming and was moved to West Sussex when boundaries changed in 1974.
- Capture 3
- 03 Aug 2022
After their flight is cancelled, the band head into London with Ann Bryant. Graham Whelehan identifies this as the junction of the A4 Great West Road, Boston Manor Road and Boston Park Road in Brentford, Middlesex.
60 years later, Antony Blair returned to the location to take this shot which includes the since refurbished building at numbers 49 to 52 Boston Park Road.
- Capture 4
- 28 Sep 2013
After a night around Soho, the band visit the Fountain Club. The corner of Hanway Street and Hanway Place, a location also seen in 'Rattle of a Simple Man', 'Emil and the Detectives', 'Last Night in Soho' and 'Expresso Bongo'. Gordon Hawtin advises that in 1957/1958 the building playing the club was a live venue and coffee bar called Chiquitos.
The same, less lively location now. (PW)
- Capture 5
- 28 Sep 2013
Ann Bryant (Anna Palk) with Billy Universe (Billy Fury) and The Satellites, Freddy (Ray Brooks), Joey (Jeremy Bulloch), Alvin (Michael Anderson Jr.) and Ring-a-Ding (Keith Hamshere), outside the Fountain Club.
The corner of Hanway Street and Hanway Place to the north of Oxford Street. (PW)
- Capture 6
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Billy waits outside the Lotus Club. I don't believe that Dave W recognises this as a result of frequenting the 'Lotus Club', more he says as a result of a 'short cut' but this is Wells Mews, London W1. (RL)
- Capture 7
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After Ann leaves with Larry Granger, the doorman from the Lotus Club calls a taxi for the band. And this Dave says is but a rotation of the streetcam, Wells Mews, W1 once again. (RL)
- Capture 8
- 27 Apr 2013
The band arrives at Euston station in pursuit of Ann and Larry. The forecourt of the terminus on Euston Road, London NW1.
The forecourt of the old Euston station stood at a higher level in this location.
- Capture 9
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The band rush through to the booking hall to the platforms beyond. The pre-1960s Euston station is also featured in 'A Honeymoon Adventure', 'No Love for Johnnie' and 'Indiscreet'.
- Capture 10
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Ring-a-Ding holds up the train by telling a porter that there's a problem. Euston station in NW1, later views of which can be seen in 'Treacle Jr.', 'Schizo' and 'Bartleby'.
- Capture 11
- 27 Apr 2013
After finding Ann, and saving her from Larry, the band leave the station with her. Platform 9 at Euston station in NW1, the '8' sign is pointing to the adjacent platform. The rebuilding of Euston station commenced just after this film was shot.
Expert help needed here - It's difficult to get the exact perspective but this is the present platform 11 which appears to stand approximately where the old platform 9 once stood.
- Capture 12
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Ann is reunited with her father, Sir Charles Bryant (Dennis Price) at Gatwick Airport.