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| music = [[Philip Green (composer)|Philip Green]]<br>John Barry
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'''''It's All Happening''''' is a 1963 British [[musical film]] directed by [[Don Sharp]] and starring [[Tommy Steele]], [[Michael Medwin]] and [[Angela Douglas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114183257/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37992 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-14 |title=It's all Happening (1963) &#124; BFI |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> Produced for $430,000, the film was shot and ready for release in cinemas in only six weeks. Songs: "The Dream Maker," "Maximum Plus," "Day Without You," "Summertime" ([[Philip Green (composer)|Philip Green]], [[Norman Newell]]).<ref name="tvguide1">{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-dream-maker/review/113527 |title=The Dream Maker Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |date=2012-11-28 |accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> A talent scout for a record company is frustrated by his lack of progress with his career. It is sometimes known under the [[alternative title]] '''''The Dream Maker'''''.
'''''It's All Happening''''' is a 1963 British [[musical film]] directed by [[Don Sharp]] and starring [[Tommy Steele]], [[Michael Medwin]] and [[Angela Douglas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114183257/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37992 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-14 |title=It's all Happening (1963) &#124; BFI |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>


It is sometimes known under the [[alternative title]] '''''The Dream Maker'''''.
Director [[Don Sharp]] had made a similar musical ''[[The Golden Disc]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/unsung-aussie-filmmakers-don-sharp-top-25/|magazine=Filmink|title=Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25|date=July 27, 2019}}</ref>


==Premise==
A talent scout for a record company is frustrated by his lack of progress with his career. When the orphanage where he was brought up is threatened with closing, he decides to organize a concert featuring all the most up-to-date singers and bands.
==Selected cast==
==Selected cast==
* [[Tommy Steele]] - Billy Bowles
* [[Tommy Steele]] - Billy Bowles
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* [[Edward Cast]] - Hugh
* [[Edward Cast]] - Hugh
* Anthony Dawes - Cyril Bong
* Anthony Dawes - Cyril Bong
==Production==
Produced for $430,000, the film was shot and ready for release in cinemas in only six weeks. <ref name="tvguide1">{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-dream-maker/review/113527 |title=The Dream Maker Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |date=2012-11-28 |accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref> Director [[Don Sharp]] had made a similar musical ''[[The Golden Disc]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/unsung-aussie-filmmakers-don-sharp-top-25/|magazine=Filmink|title=Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25|date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> Filming took place at Shepperton Studios in January 1963. Angela Douglas, who has a leading role, recalled in her memoirs that Steele "was terrific, making me feel good, putting me at ease" and that "they were a marvelous crew, fun and relaxed."<ref>{{cite book|first=Angela|last=Douglas|page=214|title= Swings and roundabouts : an autobiography|year=1985 |publisher= Magna }}</ref>


==Songs==
*"The Dream Maker"
*"Maximum Plus" by Tommy Steele and Marion Ryan
*"Day Without You" by Danny Williams
*"Summertime" ([[Philip Green (composer)|Philip Green]], [[Norman Newell]])
==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
''Variety'' said "The warmly exuberant personality of Tommy Steele, plus some polished, slick performances by guest top pop United Kingdom artists, solidly jacks up a lazy, old-fashioned and flabby screenplay by Leigh Vance."<ref name="var">[https://variety.com/1962/film/reviews/it-s-all-happening-1200420390/ Review of It's All Happening] at Variety</ref>

*[[TV Guide]] observed, "a number of England's pop singers and groups of the 1960s are on display in this variety show held together by a slim story line."<ref name="tvguide1"/>
*[[TV Guide]] observed, "a number of England's pop singers and groups of the 1960s are on display in this variety show held together by a slim story line."<ref name="tvguide1"/>
*''[[The New York Times]]'' noted, "young Mr. Steele, all teeth and yellow hair, gives his all to the role."<ref>{{cite web|author=Eugene Archer. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DE3DD1030E033A25750C2A9629C946591D6CF&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar |title=Movie Review - It's All Happening - The Dream Maker' |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=1964-04-23 |accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>
*''[[The New York Times]]'' noted, "young Mr. Steele, all teeth and yellow hair, gives his all to the role."<ref>{{cite web|author=Eugene Archer. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DE3DD1030E033A25750C2A9629C946591D6CF&module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar |title=Movie Review - It's All Happening - The Dream Maker' |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=1964-04-23 |accessdate=2014-07-24}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0057192}}
*{{IMDb title|0057192}}
*[https://letterboxd.com/film/its-all-happening/ It's All Happening] at Letterbox DVD
*[https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=7519 Review] at the Spinning Image
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{{Don Sharp}}


Revision as of 11:42, 9 October 2020

It's All Happening
Original British quad poster
Directed byDon Sharp
Written byLeigh Vance
Produced byNorman Williams
StarringTommy Steele
Michael Medwin
Angela Douglas
CinematographyKen Hodges
Edited byJohn Jympson
Music byPhilip Green
John Barry
Production
company
K.N.P. Productions
Distributed byBritish Lion Film Corporation
Release date
1963
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$430,000[1]

It's All Happening is a 1963 British musical film directed by Don Sharp and starring Tommy Steele, Michael Medwin and Angela Douglas.[2]

It is sometimes known under the alternative title The Dream Maker.

Premise

A talent scout for a record company is frustrated by his lack of progress with his career. When the orphanage where he was brought up is threatened with closing, he decides to organize a concert featuring all the most up-to-date singers and bands.

Selected cast

Production

Produced for $430,000, the film was shot and ready for release in cinemas in only six weeks. [3] Director Don Sharp had made a similar musical The Golden Disc.[4] Filming took place at Shepperton Studios in January 1963. Angela Douglas, who has a leading role, recalled in her memoirs that Steele "was terrific, making me feel good, putting me at ease" and that "they were a marvelous crew, fun and relaxed."[5]

Songs

  • "The Dream Maker"
  • "Maximum Plus" by Tommy Steele and Marion Ryan
  • "Day Without You" by Danny Williams
  • "Summertime" (Philip Green, Norman Newell)

Critical reception

Variety said "The warmly exuberant personality of Tommy Steele, plus some polished, slick performances by guest top pop United Kingdom artists, solidly jacks up a lazy, old-fashioned and flabby screenplay by Leigh Vance."[1]

  • TV Guide observed, "a number of England's pop singers and groups of the 1960s are on display in this variety show held together by a slim story line."[3]
  • The New York Times noted, "young Mr. Steele, all teeth and yellow hair, gives his all to the role."[6]
  • The Radio Times called the film "sentimental hokum...The songs sound as though they were knocked out on a slow afternoon on Denmark Street, London's very own Tin Pan Alley."[7]
  • AllMovie called it an "engaging children's musical."[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Review of It's All Happening at Variety
  2. ^ "It's all Happening (1963) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "The Dream Maker Review". Movies.tvguide.com. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 July 2019). "Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25". Filmink.
  5. ^ Douglas, Angela (1985). Swings and roundabouts : an autobiography. Magna. p. 214.
  6. ^ Eugene Archer. (23 April 1964). "Movie Review - It's All Happening - The Dream Maker'". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  7. ^ "It's All Happening | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  8. ^ Tommy Steele. "It's All Happening (1963) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 24 July 2014.


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