The Girls on the Beach

The Girls on the Beach
The Girls on the Beach
Directed by	William N. Witney
Screenplay by	Sam Locke
Produced by	Harvey Jacobson; Gene Corman
Starring	Noreen Corcoran; Martin West; Linda Marshall; Steven Rogers; Ahna Capri; Aron Kincaid
Cinematography	Arch Dalzell
Edited by	Morton Tubor
Music by	Gary Usher
Production; company	Levin Brothers
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 12, 1965;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Girls on the Beach is a 1965 American beach party comedy film directed by William N. Witney and written by Sam Locke. The film stars Noreen Corcoran, Martin West, Linda Marshall, Steven Rogers, Ahna Capri and Aron Kincaid. The film was released on May 12, 1965, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Members of a sorority house engage in a variety of fund-raising schemes, including a supposed concert by The Beatles. It features musical appearances by The Beach Boys (who perform "Girls on the Beach", "Lonely Sea" and "Little Honda"), Lesley Gore (who performs "Leave Me Alone", "It's Gotta Be You" and "I Don't Want to Be a Loser"), and The Crickets.

Cast

Noreen Corcoran as Selma
Martin West as Duke
Linda Marshall as Cynthia
Steven Rogers as Brian
Ahna Capri as Arlene
Aron Kincaid as Wayne
Nancy Spry as Betty
Sheila Bromley as Mrs. Winters
Lana Wood as Bonnie
Mary Mitchel as Emily
Gail Gilmore as Georgia
Peter Brooks as Stu Rankin
Lori Saunders as Patricia Johnson
The Crickets as themselves
The Beach Boys as themselves
Lesley Gore as herself

Production

The film was financed by the Levin brothers, cinema owners from Dayton.^[3]

Filming took place in April 1964.^[4]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times said it had "the same old formula."^[5]

Filmink commented on the plot concerning the Beatles, writing "The weird thing is, the film features appearances from The Beach Boys and Lesley Gore and you spend the whole second half going, ‘why didn’t they make this plot about trying to get The Beach Boys and/or Lesley Gore?’ The songs are great, it’s hard to tell the characters apart, it’s bright and colourful."^[6]

References

^ "The Girls on the Beach (1965) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "the-girls-on-the-beach - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
^ "Levin plans two indoor theatres". The Journal Herald. 27 February 1965. p. 1.
^ "Before the cameras". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 11 April 1964. p. 6.
^ Harford, Margaret (21 June 1965). "A Beach Gang in Same Old Formula". Los Angeles Times p. C15.
^ Vagg, Stephen (13 December 2024). "Beach Party Movies Part Three: Over exposure". Filmink. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

External links

The Girls on the Beach at IMDb
The Girls on the Beach at the TCM Movie Database
The Girls on the Beach Soundtrack review at Beach Party Movie Music

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[1] "The Girls on the Beach (1965) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

[2] Sandra Brennan (2015). "the-girls-on-the-beach - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

[3] "Levin plans two indoor theatres". The Journal Herald. 27 February 1965. p. 1.

[4] "Before the cameras". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 11 April 1964. p. 6.

[5] Harford, Margaret (21 June 1965). "A Beach Gang in Same Old Formula". Los Angeles Times p. C15.

[6] Vagg, Stephen (13 December 2024). "Beach Party Movies Part Three: Over exposure". Filmink. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

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