Every Day's a Holiday (1965 film)

Every Day's a Holiday (US title Seaside Swingers) is a 1965 British musical comedy film directed by James Hill and starring John Leyton, Mike Sarne, Ron Moody, Grazina Frame, and Freddie and the Dreamers. A group of teenagers take up jobs in a seaside resort for the summer.

Can label from an original 35mm print of Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Hill
Screenplay by	Anthony Marriott Jeri Matos James Hill
Produced by	Maurice J. Wilson Ronald J. Kahn
Starring	John Leyton Mike Sarne Ron Moody Grazina Frame Freddie and the Dreamers
Cinematography	Nicholas Roeg
Edited by	Tristam Cones
Music by	Tony Osborne
Production company	Maycroft Pictures Limited
Release date	4 January 1965 (1965-01-04)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Cast

• John Leyton as Gerry Pullman
• Mike Sarne as The Hon. Timothy Gilpin
• Freddie and the Dreamers as The Chefs
• Freddie Garrity as Chef Freddie (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
• Derek Quinn as Chef Danny (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
• Roy Crewdson as Chef Gustav (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
• Pete Birrell as Chef Sigmund (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
• Bernie Dwyer as Chef Henri (as Freddie and the Dreamers)
• Ron Moody as Len Basto
• Liz Fraser as Miss Slightly
• Grazina Frame as Christina Barrington de Witt
• Nicholas Parsons as Julian Goddard
• Michael Ripper as Ernest Pulman
• Hazel Hughes as Mrs. Barrington de Witt
• Richard O'Sullivan as Jimmy Dainty
• Tony Daines as Mike
• Susan Baker as twin 1
• Jennifer Baker as twin 2
• Peter Gilmore as Kenneth
• Charles Lloyd-Pack as Mr. Close
• Patrick Newell as Mr. Hoskins
• Gaby Vargas as Anne
• Nicola Riley as little girl
• Marion Grimaldi as television vision mixer
• Coral Morphew as Serena
• The Mojos as themselves

Production

It was filmed in and around Butlin's Clacton at Clacton-on-Sea.

Music

• Freddie & The Dreamers – "What's Cooking"
• John Leyton & Mike Sarne & Grazina Frame – "Every Day's A Holiday"
• John Leyton – "All I Want Is You"
• Mike Sarne – "Love Me Please"
• The Baker Twins – :Romeo Jones"
• John Leyton & Grazina Frame – "A Boy Needs A Girl"
• Freddie & The Dreamers – "Don't Do That To Me"
• John Leyton & Mike Sarne & Grazina Frame & Susan Baker & Jennifer Baker & Richard O'Sullivan & Tony Daines – "Say You Do"
• Mike Sarne – "Indubitably Me"
• Grazina Frame – "Second Time Shy"
• John Leyton – "Crazy Horse Saloon"
• The Mojos – "Everything's Alright"

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "On the debit side are the near absence of plot, the heavy obviousness or leering suggestiveness of the humour, the over-acting of the older players in their trite roles, the embarrassing inability of many of the singers to dance more than a few easy steps, and the prolonged and irrelevant Wild West dream sequence. It is surprising, then, that this musical is quite attractive and entertaining. As co-author of the screenplay, James Hill may share in the responsibility for the film's failings, but as director he keeps it moving at a good pace, drops in some bright little visual jokes, sets up musical numbers unconventionally – for example during the camp toddlers' mass bath night – and quietly laughs at the real-life camp used as a background, notably during an amateur beauty contest. Nicolas Roeg's photography in Technicolor is a great strength, especially in the snappily edited final number. John Leyton has an engagingly melancholy personality, and in the other leading role Mike Sarne, as the languid Tim, is very funny. One is never sure, though, in the songs whether it is the film sending up the upper class Tim, or whether it is the pop lyrics that are being sent up by the cool Mr Sarne."

External links

• Every Day's a Holiday at IMDb