It's All Over Town

A quirky variety revue featuring popular artistes from 1963. Among things you wouldn't see today are bunny girls, and April Olrich dancing to Acker Bilk's arrangement of 'The Volga Boatmen' with a live bear in attendance. (Incidentally I don't see why some are so disparaging of Mr. Bilk; he was a superb musician with a great sense of humour.) Other enjoyable acts include The Springfields and the young Clodagh Rodgers. Frankie Vaughan, who contributes five numbers of varying quality may seem desperately 'uncool' to many now, but he was immensely popular back in the day, especially with female audiences. I recall him turning up to do a show at a local theatre a good twenty years after this film was made, when he was mobbed by ladies of a certain age. I liked the Scottish- accented dry commentary and the amusing Lance Percival at the centre of it all. All in all, thoroughly entertaining.