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Some People is a 1962 film directed by Clive Donner.[1] It stars Kenneth More and Ray Brooks and is centred on the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.[2]

Some People
Directed by	Clive Donner
Written by	John Eldridge
Produced by	James Archibal
Starring	Kenneth More Ray Brooks
Cinematography	John Wilcox
Edited by	Fergus McDonell
Music by	Ron Grainer
Production company	Vic Films Productions
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	June 1962
Running time	93 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

An aircraft engineer, who also acts as a voluntary choirmaster and youth worker (played by Kenneth More) tries to help a group of teenagers in Bristol, by encouraging positive social development after they lose their motorcycle licences. They are all in dead-end jobs with no home life and on the fringes of petty crime, but are musically talented.

Production

The film was shot entirely on location in Bristol with Anneke Wills recalling that the crew arrived in Bristol three weeks before shooting to get the feel of Bristol with the boys learning the local accent, riding motorbikes and visiting local dance halls with much of the script being ad-libbed.

Local filming locations were used including the W.D. & H.O. Wills cigarette factory, Royal York Crescent, Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Theatre Royal, the Palace Hotel, Bristol South public baths, the city docks, The Portway and Lockleaze, with Lockleaze School used for much of the interior filming.

Kenneth More agreed to play his role for nothing apart from his expenses because he had no other offers around the time, and the movie was for a good cause: all proceeds were to go to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme who commissioned the film[3] and the National Playing Fields Association. During filming he began an affair with one of the cast, Angela Douglas, who became his wife.[4]

The film features a test flight of the Bristol 188.

Cast

• Kenneth More as Mr. Smith
• Ray Brooks as Johnnie
• Anneke Wills as Anne
• David Andrews as Bill
• Angela Douglas as Terry
• David Hemmings as Bert
• Timothy Nightingale as Tim
• Frankie Dymon Jnr as Jimmy
• Harry H. Corbett as Johnnie's Father
• Fanny Carby as Johnnie's Mother
• Richard Davies as Harper
• Michael Gwynn as Vicar
• Cyril Luckham as Magistrate
• Valerie Mountain dubbed Angela Douglas's singing voice[5][6]

Reception

The film reportedly made a profit, in part because of its low cost.[7] The title song was performed in the film by Valerie Mountain and The Eagles. Pye Records released their version as a single. Other versions were released by Carol Deene and the former bass player for The Shadows, Jet Harris.

References

External links

• Some People at IMDb

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