Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
Back to Twickenham for the filming of Paul's main solo scene in HELP!, when he has been accidentally injected with reducing fluid and enjoys "exciting adventures" on the floor amid everyday but seemingly giant-sized objects.
Source: The Complet...
A little break in between filming on location.
...Filming continued in Wiltshire, while Ticket To Ride by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.
...Knighton Down, Larkhill, Wiltshire
Considerable filming was done at this location, including an open-air (mimed) performance of "I Need You", shot amid troops from the real-life 3 Division (which used Salisbury Plain for exercises), gunners, machine-gunners and even a troop of horse-artillery.
...Knighton Down, Larkhill, Wiltshire
The start of three days filming to this location on cold and windswept Salisbury Plain, the Beatles arrived at their local hotel (Antrobus Arms in Amesbury) at 11:20 pm tonight.
...Today the Beatles were still enjoying their break from filming.
...Today the Beatles had a break from filming.
...Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
Shooting of the scene with Asprey's jeweller (Peter Copley), who examines and then unsuccessfully attempts to remove Ringo's ring. Also filmed this day was the "Attempt Number One" to rid Ringo of his ring, he and John riding in a lift which sudde...
Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
A re-shooting of the nightclub bathroom scene, in which a hot-air hand-drier sucks rather than blows, tampered with by Clang's "thugs" no doubt, in yet another attempt to wrest the sacrificial ring from Ringo's finger. It was first filmed on April...
Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
Filming of the drama-school sequence with the Beatles, Frankie Howerd, Wendy Richard, Leo McKern and Eleanor Bron was completed during the morning, the best part of two working days having been spent on a scene which ended up on the cutting room f...
Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
One of the most remarkable scenes in "HELP!" was that in which, heavily disguised, the Beatles are seen at an airport terminal (actually a film set, shot this day), prior to flying out to the Bahamas. It was remarkable because, as the years passed...
In between filming today
...City Barge, Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick, London
The Beatles went out on location this day, shooting the sequence that precedes the one in which Ringo is trapped in a cellar with a man-eating tiger (shot April 7th). They filmed in the tiny Chiswick hamlet of Strand-on-the-Green, walking down the n...
Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
More filming of the drama-school sequence with Frankie Howerd and Wendy Richard. Clang and Ahme joined the sequence this time.
...Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
One of the first sequences in "Help!" has the Beatles performing the title song in what is supposed to be a television appearance (hence the black and white footage: British TV did not begin color transmissions until December 1967). It was also sh...
Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
Filming of the scene, supposedly set inside Scotland Yard, in which the Beatles visit the office of Superintendent Gluck.
...Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
The resumption of shooting after the Easter break. Among the scenes shot today was the one in which a "thug" attempts to remove Ringo's "Sacrificifial Ring" as he puts his hand into a mailbox to post a letter. (The location element of this sequenc...
Ticket To Ride, The Beatles' ninth Capitol Records single, was the first release from the Help! album sessions. It was issued as Capitol 5407, with Yes It Is on the b-side.
The single spent a week at number one in the Hot 100. The label stated that it was from the forthcoming United Artists releas...
Room 65, EMI Studios, London
An early mono mix of "Help!" and stereo mixes of this and also "The Night Before", made between 10:00 am and 12:30 pm. (Help! would be done again in both mono and stereo on June 18th)
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Saturday Brian goes to Spain on vacation and...
Top #5 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the U...
Studio One, Wembley Studios, Wembley
An appearance on Rediffusion's Ready, Steady, Go! was still one of the best ways for an artist/group to promote the release of a new single. The problem was, the Beatles would no longer appear live on the program and they would no longer pre-tape (as they had do...
Appearance on BBC's `Top Of The Pops'.
...Alisa Ave. St. Margaret's, Twickenham, Middlesex
The first time the Beatles are seen in "Help!" is when their Rolls Royce pulls up in a suburban residential street, they get out and proceed to enter four adjacent terraced houses here in Ailsa Avenue (located not far from the studio) - Ringo in numb...
Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham and Studio Two, EMI Studios, London
In the morning the Beatles completed shooting the "Relativity Cadenza" scene begun the previous day. They weren't required at Twickenham for the rest of the day, however, with studio and location shots involving...
Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham
Shooting of the scene, supposedly set inside Buckingham Palace, in which the Beatles, running along a corridor, are triggered into slow motion by Professor Foot's "Relativity Cadenza".
...Empire Pool, Wembley and Studio One, Teddington Studio Centre, Teddington
An appearance in the New Musical Express 1964-65 Annual Poll-Winners' All-Star Concert, the Beatle's third consecutive contribution to this afternoon show presented by the weekly pop paper. In front of a 10,000 audience they ...
Studio Two, Riverside Studios, London
With a new single out, another Top Of The Pops television appearance was necessary, and for the last time the group went into BBC studios and shot a mimed performance exclusively for TOTP screening. Video-taping (including rehearsals) took place from 1:30 pm an...
Another unused scene was shot today, set in a warehouse interior with the four Beatles, Superintendent Gluck (Patrick Cargill), seven of his policemen and 12 "thugs" belonging to Clang (Leo McKern).
...Four sequences were filmed, only two involving the Beatles, all four of the group took part in a washroom sequence, in which havoc was wreaked by an excessive hot-air hand-drier and then Ringo shot a solo sequence in a bathroom, not in the finished film.
Source: The Complete Beatles Chronicles - ...
