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Finders Keepers is a 1966 British musical film directed by Sidney Hayers, written by Michael Pertwee and starring Cliff Richard and The Shadows. It was released in the U.S. the following year. A search was made to find an actress to play the Spanish girl who falls for Cliff, and the 21-year-old Viviane Ventura won the role: born in London, but fluent in Spanish, she sang a spirited duet with Cliff on "Paella".[1]

Finders Keepers
Directed by	Sidney Hayers
Written by	Michael Pertwee
Produced by	George H. Brown
Cinematography	Alan Hume
Edited by	Tristam Cones
Music by	Bernard Ebbinghouse
Release date	8 December 1966 (1966-12-08) (London)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Cliff and The Shadows travel to a Spanish town for a gig. When they arrive they are puzzled to find the area empty. They find out that a small bomb has accidentally been dropped on the town and the villagers have fled in panic that it will go off. The boys decide to find the bomb and restore peace in the village, with some musical numbers along the way.

Influence

The story is loosely based on a real accident on 17 January 1966, when a US B-52 strategic bomber, carrying four thermonuclear bombs, collided in mid-air with KC-135 tanker plane near Palomares, Spain. Three of the four hydrogen bombs were soon found on land near Palomares, and the fourth bomb was recovered from the Mediterranean Sea on 7 April.

Cast

• Cliff Richard as Cliff
• Hank Marvin as Himself (as The Shadows)
• Bruce Welch as Himself (as The Shadows)
• Brian Bennett as Himself (as The Shadows)
• John Rostill as Himself (as The Shadows)
• Robert Morley as Colonel Roberts
• Viviane Ventura as Emilia
• Peggy Mount as Mrs. Bragg
• Graham Stark as Burke
• John Le Mesurier as Mr. X
• Ellen Pollock as Grandma
• Ernest Clark as Air Marshal
• Burnell Tucker as Pilot
• George Roderick as Priest
• Bill Mitchell as G.I. Guard
• Robert Hutton as Commander

Critical reception

The Radio Times described the film as a "dismal romp" which "marked the end of Cliff's screen collaboration with the Shadows".[2] Variety wrote that "Michael Pertwee’s screenplay does not build up much urgency or suspense but provides opportunity for colorful fiesta, a gentle romance between Richard and Ventura, some verbal dueling between Robert Morley and Graham Stark".[3] Sky Movies noted that "Peggy Mount and Robert Morley ('For £10,000, I'd walk naked down Horse Guards Parade') provide formidable comedy support for the stars."[4]

Music

Music and lyrics by The Shadows. Songs include: "Finders Keepers," "Washerwoman," "My Way," "Paella," "La, La, La," "Fiesta," and "Time Drags By."

Soundtrack

Finders Keepers
Soundtrack album by Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Released	December 1966
Recorded	May 1965, Apr-Sep 1966
Studio	EMI Abbey Road
Label	Columbia
Producer	Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard chronology
Kinda Latin (1966) Finders Keepers (1966) Cinderella (1967)

The soundtrack album Finders Keepers by Cliff Richard and The Shadows was released on Columbia Records (Columbia SCX 6079). It was their fourth film soundtrack album and Richard's eighteenth album overall. The album reached number 6 in the UK Album Charts in an 18-week run in the top 40.[5]

Track listing

1. "Finders Keepers" (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)
2. "Time Drags By" (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)
3. "Washerwoman" (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)
4. "La La La song" (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)
5. "My Way" (The Shadows)
6. "Oh Senorita" (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)
7. "Spanish Music" (The Shadows)
8. "Fiesta" (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)
9. "This Day" (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)
10. "Paella" (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)
11. "Finders Keepers"/"My Way"/"Paella"/"Fiesta" (Medley) (The Shadows)
12. "Run to the Door" (not from the film)
13. "Where Did the Summer Go" (not from the film)
14. "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" (Cliff Richard and The Shadows) (not from the film)

Tagline

The film's tagline is 'The beat is the wildest! The blast is the craziest!... and the fun is where you find it!'

References

External links

• Finders Keepers at IMDb

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