Wild for Kicks (1961) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Paul, a divorced architect, marries Nichole, a woman from Paris. His teen daughter Jenny has fallen in with the English beatnik scene and likes to hang out in cave-like clubs to listen to jazz and rudimentary rock'n'roll. Jenny takes an immediate dislike to her mother-in-law, who is not that much older than she, and goes out of her way to make life miserable for Nichole. When Jenny discovers that Nichole is a friend of one of the strippers from the dance hall across the street, she investigates and uses Nichole's sordid past to embarrass her father. Meanwhile Jenny attracts the lecherous eye of Kenny, the owner of the dance hall.

Cast & Crew

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Edmond T. Gréville

David Farrar

Noëlle Adam

Christopher Lee

Gillian Hills

Adam Faith

Film Details

Also Known As

Beat Girl

Genre

Drama

Release Date

Jan 1961

Premiere Information

New York opening: 20 Oct 1961

Production Company

Renown Pictures Corp., Ltd.

Distribution Company

Times Film Corp.; Victoria Films

Country

Great Britain and United States

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 23m

Sound

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color

Black and White

Synopsis

When Paul Linden, a wealthy British widower, returns to London with a young French bride, his rebellious teenage daughter, Jennifer, openly shows her dislike for a stepmother only a few years older than herself. Though the Frenchwoman, Nichole, makes friendly overtures, Jennifer remains hostile and spends her time dancing with her friends Dave, Tony, and Dodo in a beatnik dive across the street from a Soho burlesque club. One day Jennifer accidentally discovers that Nichole was once a stripteaser, and she warns her stepmother that if she is not left alone she will reveal this information to her father. When Jennifer invades the burlesque club to learn more about Nichole's past, she is accosted by the club's owner, Kenny. Later she gives a wild teenage party and performs a striptease just as Paul and Nichole return home. Enraged, Jennifer blurts out the truth about Nichole's past and then runs off to join Kenny. His jealous mistress, Greta, finds them together and stabs him to death. Paul and Nichole arrive in time to comfort the shocked and disillusioned young girl and then lead her home.

Director

Edmond T. Gréville

Cast

David Farrar

Noëlle Adam

Christopher Lee

Gillian Hills

Adam Faith

Shirley Field

Peter Mcenery

Claire Gordon

Delphi Lawrence

Oliver Reed

Michael Kane

Anthony Singleton

Robert Raglan

Nada Beall

Official's wife

Margot Bryant

Nigel Green

Norman Mitchell

Pascaline

Exotic strip dancer

Crew

Dail Ambler

Dail Ambler

John Barry

John Barry

Music comp & Arrangements

Edmond T. Gréville

Walter Lassally

Director of Photography

George Minter

Executive Producer

George Minter

Trevor Peacock

Gordon Pilkington

Cyril Swern

Elven Webb

George Willoughby

Film Details

Also Known As

Beat Girl

Genre

Drama

Release Date

Jan 1961

Premiere Information

New York opening: 20 Oct 1961

Production Company

Renown Pictures Corp., Ltd.

Distribution Company

Times Film Corp.; Victoria Films

Country

Great Britain and United States

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 23m

Sound

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color

Black and White

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Released in Great Britain in 1960 as Beat Girl; running time: 85 min.

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