Sweet Beat

Bonnie Martyn, winner of a holiday camp beauty contest, heads to London seeking fame as a singer. She is promised a record deal, and is tricked into going to New York. She is eventually reunited with her boyfriend Bill Lacey. ==Cast==

• Julie Amber as Bonnie Martyn • Sheldon Lawrence as Bill "Larry" Lacey • Irv Bauer as Dave Lafferts • Leonie Page as Tina Miller • David Browning as Gerry Turner • Al Burnett as club owner • Keith Fordyce as disc jockey (himself) • Billy Myles as himself • Cindy Man as herself (cut from U.S. version) • Fred Parris as himself • Lee Allen as himself • The Mello-Kings as themselves • The Five Satins as themselves == Production ==

Filming locations included Butlin's holiday camps at Clacton-on-Sea and Cliftonville, and London's The Stork Room, run by Al Burnett. == Soundtrack ==

The film featured the following songs: • "Thanks" (Peter Warren, Adrienne Birkhard, Jeff Kruger) • "Just for the Asking" (Buddy Kaye, Leon Carr) • "Recently" (Tommie Connor) • "Careless Caresses" (Billy Myles) • "The Joker" (Billy Myles) • "How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?" (Winfield Scott) • "Boppin' at the Hop" (Lee Allen, A.Tyler) • "Sweet Beat" (Tony Crombie) • "Luva Luva Love Me" (George Scheck) • "Tonite Tonite" (Billy Myles) • "I Remember (in the Still of the Nite)" (Fred Parris) In 1959 a 7-inch double A/B side EP was released in the UK with "Tonite Tonite", "I Remember", "Boppin' at the Hop" and "Luva Luva Love Me" (Top Rank Records, JKR 8007). ==Critical reception ==

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A mild and artless warning to the stage struck, relying on striptease, "pop" numbers and holiday camp and night club backgrounds for its teen-age appeal. Direction and performance are very uneven." In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Bottom-budget pop musical/moral warning has that home-made look." == Home media ==

The film was released on DVD in 2009 by Pegasus Entertainment. == References ==