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Take me High

ragga

master brummie
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KKX51dtwus"]YouTube - Cliff Richard - Join The Band[/ame]

Does anyone know the exact date this part of the film Take me High
was made , I do know it was 1973 because I was working in Hockley
at the time .....Maybe you were there in the crowds or was anyone
of you were working near by as they filmed it .
Thank you . ragga :)
 
Thank you Alf & Wendy for trying , its just that i have a pal and
he insist that it was filmed in 1972 which I just know
it was 1973.
ragga :)
 
Here you go Ragga! Richie to the rescue!

Picture number 1 is the press ad for the film, with Boxing Day,26 December being in 1973, hence the "start 1974" slogan. The filming was done that same year previously.

A bonus for you in the second photo, with Cliff Richard attending the Birmingham premiere at the ABC Bristol Road Cinema some two weeks later.

Maybe can post a few mini-articles, but you might need a microscope to read them:)
 
Cheer Richie :thumbsup: that some brilliant bit of info you found for me of which
ive never seen before ...... what surprise me a little is that George Cole
who starred in the film was not present to the premiere at the ABC ,
Well it didnt say anyway .
Thank you once again Richie ..

RAGGA :)
 
The photo article is a bit misleading when it says "divert attention from the West End". This film never saw the West End but was released in the North London and then South London ABC areas only on this mentioned Boxing Day 1973 and automatically so to the provinces.

Cliff's previous film in 1967 was called "Two a Penny" and saw a damp squid premiere at the Prince Charles cinema off Leicester Square in that year. He played a drug dealer and maybe "Take me High" was intended as a correction to that less than heavenly personality.

Reading between the lines of film journals of those days the film world was very cautious about a comeback hence the apprehension about giving the film a West End showcase.
:)
 
Take Me High:

Romantic comedy. Tim Matthews (Cliff) is a young banker. His life is changed by Sarah after he is sent to Birmingham by the firm, instead of to New York as he had hoped.

Made by:
Kenneth Harper Productions & Anglo-EMI

Cast:
Tim Matthews RICHARD, Cliff
Sarah WATLING, Deborah
Sir Harry Cunningham GRIFFITH, Hugh
Bert Jackson COLE, George
Hugo Flaxman ANDREWS, Anthony
Sir Charles Furness WATTIS, Richard
Vicki SMITH, Madeleine
Molly FRASER, Moyra
Sam HINES, Ronald
Hulbert GARDNER, Jimmy
Paul TREVARTHEN, Noel
Boardman ARMITAGE, Graham
Alderman FRANKLYN-ROBBINS John
Grandson MARSHALL, Peter
Waitress SCOTT, Elisabeth
Receptionist WILLIAMS, Polly

Release date: 1973

Film has been on UK TV 3 times

BBC 02/08/1980
Bravo 07/1994
Chan 4 07/04/1998

From 19/01/1974
RUSSELL HARTY (RUSSELL HARTY PLUS POP)
Cliff Richard Sings: "Take Me High"
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWFo1TfWW4o"]YouTube - CLIFF RICHARD - Take Me High (1973)[/ame]

And the promo from the film.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNTW0NPwp18"]YouTube - Cliff Richard - Soundtrack From The Movie Take Me High[/ame]

More brum scenes:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyd916l1w78"]YouTube - Cliff Richard - Winning[/ame]

ANOTHER GREAT FILM WITH MIDLAND "MUSIC" CONNECTIONS
https://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/slade/releases/large-image.php?ALBUM_CATNUM=USPDVD014

pg6.jpg


https://garybrum.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html
 
My dad was actually in one of the brass bands taking part in the marching scenes through the city centre, then from memory some filming at the Hawthorns or Villa Park. I'll try and find out during the week exactly when those scenes were shot.
 
Thats pretty kool Dave P :thumbsup: Could you by any chance make out your
Dad from the part of film i posted ??
please try and find more info if possible , every bit helps .

ragga :)
 
Ragga

Sorry I got my facts wrong! The film dad had a very small appearance in was called Privelege and was filmed at the Blues ground - apparently subsequently banned from being shown in B'ham cinemas!

Dave P
 
I was actually there, walking on the left side of 'Sir Cliff's' car, proud to have been in the old Birmingham City Police Force as the parade went around New Street and up Corporation Street.

The lad's from Ladywood Police Station 'C2' were the ones given the job of 'escorting' the car around the town, having watched the You Tube clip, I could recognise myself, but also another regular member of this site 'Frantic' in Australia and I haven't seen him for many years!!!

A nice day out in the town, all those years ago in 1973. Cliff wasn't that 'BIG' then and no one really thought anything of it, today well, even my wife would in New Street waving!!!!

'You can take the lad out of Brum, but you can't take Brum out the lad.'

Smiler
 
I can recall having to go into town to sign some legal documents for our house purchase....and that was early May 1973 and Cliff was sitting in a small motorhome with various people looking after him and his facial make up.........that motorhome was parked at the very end of waterloo street near to Victoria Square.....where some of the shooting was taking place outside the council house
 
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