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Gonks Go Beat is a 1965 British science fiction / musical fantasy film, directed by Robert Hartford-Davis. It stars Kenneth Connor and Frank Thornton. Gonks Go Beat is loosely based on the Romeo and Juliet storyline and features 16 musical numbers performed by a variety of artists, including Lulu and the Luvvers, The Nashville Teens and members of the Graham Bond Organisation including Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Dick Heckstall-Smith. Other musical contributors were – and remained – obscure. The film includes an early appearance by the actor Derek Thompson performing with his twin sister Elaine.
Original Release
05/24/1965
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kenneth Connor | Wilco Roger |
Terry Scott | PM |
Frank Thornton | Mr. A&R |
Reginald Beckwith | Professor |
Gary Cockrell | Committee Man |
Jerry Desmonde | Great Galaxian |
Arthur Mullard | Drum Master |
The Graham Bond Organization | Themselves |
Derek Thompson | Ballad Isle Singer |
Ray Lewis and the Trekkers | Themselves |
Directors
Writers
Robert Hartford-Davis, Peter Newbrook
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kenneth Connor | Wilco Roger |
Terry Scott | PM |
Frank Thornton | Mr. A&R |
Reginald Beckwith | Professor |
Gary Cockrell | Committee Man |
Jerry Desmonde | Great Galaxian |
Arthur Mullard | Drum Master |
The Graham Bond Organization | Themselves |
Derek Thompson | Ballad Isle Singer |
Ray Lewis and the Trekkers | Themselves |
The Long and the Short | Themselves |
Lulu | Self |
The Nashville Teens | Themselves |
The Trolls | Themselves |
The Vacqueros | Themselves |
Ginger Baker | The Drummer |
Bobby Graham | The Drummer |
Allan Ganley | The Drummer |
John Kearns | The Drummer |
Robert Richards | The Drummer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Hartford-Davis | Producer |
Peter Newbrook | Producer |