Rhythm ‘n’ Greens
Date: 1964
Director: Christopher Miles
Production Company: Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), Inter-State Films, The Grade Organisation
Stars: Hank B. Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, John Rostill, Joan Palethorpe, Audrey Bailey, Sally Bradley, Wendy Barry, Robert Morley
Location(s): Essex, Norfolk
Region(s): South East R-Z
Storyline:
In their own idiosyncratic style, the Shadows act out the history of Britain while relaxing on the beach.
Additional Information:
Page compiled by Phil Wilkinson
This short is available as an extra on the Vintage Classics Blu-ray release.
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After The Shadows are introduced one by one along with the Girls appearing with them, the film's Main Theme is played by the band. IMDb gives us several locations in which filming may have taken place including Winterton Ness in Norfolk.
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The theme is received and played on transistor radios, accompanied by views of sunbathers old and young.
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As they relax in deck chairs, Beach Lovers move to the beat.
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On the sand, the Girls are joined by the Boys at four o'clock and they all settle down to hear a radio broadcast about the beaches of Britain by Professor Pabbleton. The West Beach at Clacton-on-Sea in Essex.
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The Professor (Robert Morley) narrates "Good afternoon. To most people I suppose the beach is a place to relax on holiday . . . but it was here over one thousand million years ago that man's story first began." The Shadows (John Rostill, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett) portray Bronze Age men.
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Time moves forward until 54 BC when Romans, under the command of Julius Caesar, arrive in Kent.
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"With them, the Romans bough new arts and new ideas to our island and their method of construction enabled them to defend our shores from invaders. In 122 AD a large wall was built to mark the furthest limits of the Roman Empire." The 3rd century Roman fortification at Burgh Castle next to the River Waveney off Butt Lane to the west of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.
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When the Roman Empire fell into decadence and ruin, they were no match for the Saxons who had begun to infiltrate up our coastal rivers.
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In the year 1015, King Canute (Cliff Richard), ruler of Norway and Denmark, landed on the beach at Sandwich and, believing that he was such a powerful man, is carried to the sea's edge to "rule the waves".
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During the times when many noble knights sailed from Britain's shores to the Crusades, they left their Ladies to be comforted by wandering Minstrels. Caister Castle on Castle Lane, Caister-on-Sea in Norfolk.
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A punt brings a group of Trouveres (The Shadows) with news from the Holy Land. The moat at Caister Castle.
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The Players entertain a Lady (Joan Palethorpe) in her castle before departing. The base of the Great Tower of Caister Castle on Castle Lane, Caister-on-Sea.
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"It was not until the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (Wendy Barry) that our shores were once more threatened by invasion. On 19th July 1588, the Spanish Armada was sighted off the Lizard . . . but Sir Frances Drake (Hank Marvin) was more intent on finishing his game."
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Before the turn of the 19th century, the English tentatively took to the water. "At first, young ladies had to be brought down to the sea in bathing machines which concealed their nakedness from all eyes."
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"With motorisation, more and more people are coming to the beaches each year to enjoy themselves in a much freer way than their forebears dared dream to." The West Beach at Clacton-on-Sea in Essex with the Pier crossing the background.
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The West Beach at Clacton-on-Sea where a Punch & Judy show is in progress. Browsing the internet finds that Clacton's Punch & Judy show was started by Professor Claude North in the early 20th century followed by his son Claude North Jr. who carried on performances into the 1960s when Tony Green took over the pitch.
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"Soon the seaside may turn out to be the focal point of our way of life, as in the days of the ancient Britons." Overlooking the beach below King's Promenade in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.