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We continue our 60th anniversary celebrations of 'A Hard Day's Night' with me personal story about meeting one of the film's best loved stars and, with the help of the original script and marvels of AI, we re-create Paul McCartney's lost solo scene from the film.
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@Antifearn Месяц назад

I always considered Paul’s bit in the opening where he’s sitting with his grandfather in disguise to be his solo scene. That cut scene felt like an eternity and made my brain melt.

@Rigel7WasAlreadyUsed Месяц назад

I'm not saying this scene is long, but I am saying George left for India in the middle of it and still caught the end.

@HeatherMarieDriscoll Месяц назад

@@Rigel7WasAlreadyUsed 😂

@beatler11 Месяц назад

George went to India after the movie Help. He discovered the sitar in the restaurant scene of the movie.

@magneto7930 Месяц назад

I'm not saying it's long, but Keith Richards was only 80 years old at the beginning of it.

@thomastimlin1724 Месяц назад

😂

@andresf1984 Месяц назад

Being able to meet Victor and watching AHDN at Abbey Road!?!? That alone is the story of a lifetime, lucky you!

@johnnytheg Месяц назад

It's no wonder the scene was cut. As a professional film editor I would have recommended to the director that the scene be cut too. It seemed that the scene was meant to bring about a bit of the Liverpudlian accent and humor, but as we all know, Paul wasn't the greatest of actors. He's a musical genius, but he's no thespian. Love that you got to hang with Victor Spinetti. What an amazing experience and story.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Agreed, John. I wonder if it had been left in, would it have helped or hindered Ms Blair's career?

@johnnytheg Месяц назад

@@Parlogram Hmm, that's a good question.

@paulcarpenter999 Месяц назад

Even if Paul gave a stellar performance, the film is much better without the scene, it seems like a dud.

@timothyweers8054 Месяц назад

I don't like the reason why they said it isn't proper for a Beatle to be left alone with a girl. John was basically left alone with a girl with his monolog scene as they were coming off stage where she stated your him, then look like him, then you don't look like him at all. Crazy excuses. I can see that it wasn't played out well to scrap it.

@Yousseph Месяц назад

I did like the references to the group and how fulfilling it was to be a part of it, that would have been a pretty cool inclusion as a thought on its own without attaching a serious or reflecting tone to it.

@EdWilson-zj7uf Месяц назад

What's odd about this dialogue is how serious a lot of it sounds. This was a light-hearted , low budget movie about the adventures of a pop group, wasn't it?

@rosemarybarron4256 Месяц назад

Yes. Maybe they would have tried to play it as lighthearted banter, but the dialogue doesn’t come across like that.

@LHChristopher Месяц назад

I too was able to meet and talk with Victor at BEATLEFEST in Los Angeles CA. He was very kind and loved talking to everyone. Plus he does a great impersonation of John Lennon. Very good episode this week.... Thank you for sharing everything with all of us. Stay Gold!

@westfield90 Месяц назад

It sends chills down my spine to have been lucky to have been a part of that movie, to actually have seen the young amazing Beatles in real life and been part of their circle even for a short few months of filming.

@Uetti Месяц назад

Great to know!! What was your role/task in the movie?

@magneto7930 Месяц назад

@westfield90 What did you do, exactly?

@BugRib Месяц назад

Big, if true! Tell us more!

@terryf5131 Месяц назад

Let's here more!!!!!😀

@mwmeier7677 Месяц назад

Fine work, Andrew! That five-year rule was terribly short-sighted. History...lost forever!

@Paul_Wetor Месяц назад

1) I read a book a while back written by an American Beatles fan. She was the one who formed the Victor Spinetti Fan Club. She met him several times and she's the one who received the fuzzy sweater as a gift. 2) I just finished watching the 1964 Miss Marple movie _Murder Most Foul_ . A young actress with straight hair caught my attention. Turns out she played the secretary in the George Harrison scene in _A Hard Day's Night_ .

@beatler11 Месяц назад

Miss Marple was so damn HOT!

@TrickyRic58 Месяц назад

The young actress in both HDN and Murder Most Foul was Alison Seebohm.

@jacquescousteau217 16 дней назад

@@beatler11Miss Marple is HOT ? I think you’re confusing the Agatha Christie books character with the blonde secretary in a HDN …

@nicknikipediacaulkin5943 Месяц назад

I really enjoyed your story of buying Victor Spinetti's script, Andrew! It was very gracious of you not to go ahead with the sale and return the script to Victor, who comes across as a very kind and generous man. I think that Paul's scene, if it had been included, would have really slowed down the pace of the film and seemed too long in my opinion. John and George's solo scenes were very humorous.

@denniswood1437 Месяц назад

Through the recreation of the Paul's scene, you can kind of imagine how the actual scene would have gone. It had some really charming bits. This wonderful recreation makes you wish that footage of celluloid still existed.

@KebabMusicLtd Месяц назад

I have to believe they were just trying to spare Paul's blushes when they told him the scene had been dropped due to the lack of pace. There is quite a lot of dialogue and I cannot imagine Paul's performance sounded convincing against that of the professional Isla Blair.

@GuyGadbois-e4e Месяц назад

Scene cut for all the reasons mentioned, but too bad it was destroyed. It would be great bonus for updated BluRay release. Awesome that you spent time with Victor Spinetti.

@sonobii Месяц назад

Yeah, thank god they cut it out. There really isn't anything of note in this entire conversation, no humour, wit or anything really. It just rambles and overstays its welcome making you lose interest and get bored midway through it, whereas there isn't a single moment in the released film like that. A Hard Day's Night is a near perfect film with how unrelentingly witty, fast paced and tight it is. Not a single wasted moment in it.

@keensoundguy6637 Месяц назад

"fast paced" -- are you referring to Ringo's drunken walk scene?

@rossdanielsman Месяц назад

Great hearing about your time with Victor. I met Victor Spinetti at the Sydney Opera House in 1990. He was doing his one person show ‘A Very Private Diary’ (amazing performance). We chatted afterwards for quite some time. He was very friendly, candid and regaled my partner and I with many a Beatle story. A great night!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing your story. Never heard a bad word said about him.

@maynotlast1 Месяц назад

When I was in film school back in the late 1900’s (1984) one of our assignments was to direct and then edit a scene from a movie using theater dept. students. THIS is the scene I did! I still have the original VHS copy someplace. I was also always fascinated by the scene and why it got cut. I figured it was because Paul sort of already had enough plot with his Grandfather. I found the scene in that old “A Hard Day’s Night” script paperback with the red cover.

@marguskiis7711 Месяц назад

Wow. Great

@marguskiis7711 Месяц назад

Load your scene into youtube plz

@Jay-nq2jl Месяц назад

Great video…I can see why this scene was cut…one correction…Paul was actually not a bad actor…the train scene with his grandfather is priceless…all seemed quite comfortable in front of the camera

@gahree Месяц назад

Wow, the AI performance is pretty impressive! The way it can interpret context and adjust tone and cadence to match is remarkable. Thanks for creating!

@danswan1047 Месяц назад

You’ve certainly had a rather charmed Beatles life Andrew. Thanks for sharing your experience with Victoria and the cut scene with Paul. Your knowledge and expertise is greatly appreciated.

@EdKazO-Vision Месяц назад

Fantastic story of your Spinetti encounter! I had the honor of meeting him at a very early Beatlefest in the USA. He signed something for me (this was before they started charging a fee) and was very warm and friendly. “Nice to meet you Ed” whilst shaking my hand. Spinetti seemed like a genuine person and your story more than underscores that! Cheers! Ed

@Parlogram Месяц назад

That's nice to hear, Ed.

@IndigoDavei Месяц назад

I can see why the scene was cut, but what a shame for Isla Blair not to have had this interaction with Paul in the final film (though she has had LOADS of credits over the years). I can't help speculating that parts of this scene could have been saved if they were intercut in an amusing way with another scene... but that wasn't the way A Hard's Days Night worked. Anyway, that was another very informative video, and how amazing to have those personal memories of Victor Spinetti!

@nickfield1569 Месяц назад

Poor Paul, nobody could've made this scene work. I guess the screenwriter was going for a scene where he could flirt, but it's nowhere near funny enough

@rdfab3 Месяц назад

Another great video! Hard to believe such a poorly written scene came from that great script…I mean wow, that was wood

@markboyd9275 Месяц назад

Victor was an amazing talent. Great stories this episode. Thanks.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@slowpawstevet3676 Месяц назад

amazing story! i remember Victor as the Army Sergeant in Magical Mystery Tour, great report as usual Andrew, well done (-:

@eddiewilbury1666 Месяц назад

Hello. I also think the scene is a little lethargic. But it is a pity that the material was lost. It could well have been in a collection of deleted scenes as extra content for a Blue Ray, precisely for an anniversary. It was an excellent video Mr. Andrew, as always I really enjoyed it. Greetings from Mexico.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@magneto7930 Месяц назад

That was one hell of a script! No wonder it took two days of filming. I'm wondering if the entire dialogue was used for the film, or if they edited it down a bit prior to filming. Either way, I can understand them not using it. It was a bit too detached from the rest of the film. I greatly appreciate you recreating the scene to give us this insight. As always, great upload!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@adrianmorris2628 Месяц назад

Brilliant again Andrew! I personally thought George's scene in the film was the best bit! I suppose the script writers thought they could play on John's cynicism, Paul's intelligence and Ringo's humorous character, but were at a loss as to what 'stereotype' to put on George. This left him to be himself and be more natural in the film. No wonder he formed Handmade Films years later. Fascinating video you made.

@terrythekittieful Месяц назад

Agreed. George was very good in AHDN. Better than Ringo even. He had what seemed to us outsiders as a genuine Liverpudlian manner and sense of humor.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

@user-sq4jz9up6g Месяц назад

Victor was great in Hard Days Night and Help! Glad you got to meet him He sounds like a nice man

@seamussmith7310 Месяц назад

Hi Andrew, 😂 glad that was cut, bit cringy. Would like to have met Victor seems like a decent guy. I ded meet and had a good chat with Norman Rossington back in the mid 90s. Lovely man and generous with his time.

@dogratco Месяц назад

Norm's best buddy was Albert Finney. They're both in the excellent film, "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning".

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Norman always seemed like a nice chap.

@NLKINK Месяц назад

Thanks for going through the trouble recreating Paul's solo scene but I lost interest about halfway through it. But I love the story about you meeting Victor Spinetti.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@tomtierney7787 Месяц назад

Another winner, Andrew. I'd love to see you investigate why some of the songs in the movie run so slow, and why it can't seem to be fixed.

@grahampaulkendrick7845 Месяц назад

Great video, Andrew. I actually acted (very briefly) with Victor Spinetti in one of his one man shows a few years before he died. He signed his book for me too. I saw 'Hard Day's Night' on release. My Mum took us with several of our friends, bless her. I bought that magazine that features in your film in '64 too. I wrote an essay on the film at the Open Univrtsity. I was aware of the scene as it has been published. It's nice to have it read.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

I'm sure it was a great show! Thanks for sharing your memories.

@grahampaulkendrick7845 Месяц назад

@@Parlogram It was. Victor is greatly missed.

@vivi1649 Месяц назад

I'm currently 34, and I'm pretty sure my parents took me to a screening of A Hard Day's Night in an actual cinema at some point during the late 90s or very early 2000s. Though I wish I remembered the experience better, I'm glad I had it at all. I was always more a fan of Help! as a film.

@bpabustan Месяц назад

Such a bummer that the footage no longer exists.

@amb2745 Месяц назад

I came across a soft cover book of the Hard Day's Night script in my local library in the U.S. It was from 1977 and published by HudsonFineBooks. The book consists of the script to the movie along with stills from the movie that follow the script. I remember at lunch time in high school me and a few people would get together and read the parts from the movie. It took a couple of days to go through the book, because our lunch was only an hour, and half of that was eating.

@Bob12369 Месяц назад

Given the dialogue, no wonder the scene was cut.

@jamessexton9573 Месяц назад

What an unexpected treat (although it's absolutely no surprise that the scene was cut)! Thanks!

@billleary5779 Месяц назад

Very cool story about meeting Victor Spinetti. Very nice idea to recreate the lost McCartney scene. I always wondered why Paul never had a solo spot like the others but this makes it very apparent. Thanks very much for sharing this Andrew!

@mckennalynn1916 Месяц назад

Still need to watch 'A Hard Days Night' myself. I actually thought this scene was interesting especially when she asked him about himself and the band and if they are happy. And I like what Paul said about sharing your gift rather then keeping it to yourself. If they polished the scene up a little bit I think I could have been a really great part of the movie. Also that's a really an amazing story on how you met Victor! It was very kind of you to give it back and for him inviting you out.

@LaudCranium Месяц назад

a fab, gear, fave rave, top of the poppermost story. jaw dropping you spent time with Victor Spinetti. such a lovely story and sad he's gone. people like that are unique. it's a big loss that Pauls scene has been lost. just for the irreplaceable historical document, not for the dire log. hehe

@sophiehanssel2017 Месяц назад

Years ago in high school I made a comic recreating this piece of lost media and sent it to my teacher who unfortunately wasn't nice to me at all but that's lost too.

@paulcassidy953 Месяц назад

Hi Andrew, thanks for the video and for jogging my memory, on the evening of April 2nd 2005, I attended a screening of A Hard Day’s Night at Abbey Road Studio 1. Victor Spinnetti was a guest speaker as was Neil Innes. Victor sat in front of me and on leaving he forgot his overcoat. I found myself calling his name and running after him. He was so grateful and proceeded to tell me stories of going round to John Lennon’s house at Kenwood (he said John was his favourite). A lovely kind man. Best wishes, Paul.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Great story! I'm glad you got to interact with Victor.

@MrKaywyn Месяц назад

A wonderful video. I'm not sad that Paul's scene was left out of the final cut, since, it is far too wordy.

@markbarret6836 Месяц назад

I like George's "the lads and I turn down the volume and say rude things to her"

@brianhansen106 Месяц назад

Great story about Victor. How wonderful it must have been to strike up a friendship with him. As far as the cut scene, just based on the dialogue, I think it was a prudent move to withdraw that scene from the film.

@bquinn4533 Месяц назад

What a wonderful story. What a great thrill to meet the man himself. He also starred in ‘how I won the war’. I think. You were very lucky. Well done.

@farmercraig6080 Месяц назад

I finally got around to watching that film.. yeah it’s terrible lol

@jesserussell7242 Месяц назад

A hard days night is still one of the greatest films ever and I’m glad Richard Lester decided to cut scenes that would’ve slow down the film to keep it more entertaining very humorousq

@JDSundeavors 11 часов назад

What a thrill to discover this rarity, but I'm happy they left it out of the movie. I agree with Lester about its pace, and I don't think Paul exhibited the natural abilities that this scene would require. One of the best parts about A Hard Day's Night is how the exaggerated dialogue in the solo scenes helped to personify the authentic personalities of The Beatles, primarily with John's quick and acerbic yet childlike wit and George's unsentimental perusal. I love this film so much.

@J_alex_day Месяц назад

Hi Andrew, an inspiring video! I have enjoyed the A Hard Day's Night celebrations!!!! 🎉 I saw John's hand writen lyrics a few years ago in the British Library, which you mentioned in the last video. Very exciting!!! Cheers 😊

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

@andynator501 Месяц назад

This very personal story is my favorite thing to have watched on the channel so far. Thank you Andrew!!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@mattkilleen7174 Месяц назад

You outdid yourself with this one. 👍🏻

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks Matt!

@FavoriteMovieDate Месяц назад

There’s something so soothing about your voice! I really enjoy your channel. Thanks for your hard work. I never thought about Paul needing a solo as he had the plot with his grandfather.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank you so much!

@michaelhasenstein721 Месяц назад

Always nice to find out about things I never knew existed. Beatles info seems infinite. Thank You!

@DavidFernandoDAF Месяц назад

Amazing story about you and the wonderful Victor Spinetti!! Great episode Andrew, one of your best, such exclusive and fresh content, thank you

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thnak you, David. Glad you enjoyed it.

@andrewbennet9094 Месяц назад

I found it quite charming. I saw the movie when it was first released. Much of it couldn’t be heard over the girls screams! That scene with Paul may have not been up to scratch but it reflected the daft dry humour of the film and I found myself drawn into the scene as I listened! Nice bit of nostalgia. Thank you

@HartponderJr Месяц назад

What a wonderful treat to hear. Bravo!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@paulreckamp7502 Месяц назад

It is easy to understand why it was cut out of the movie. It is dull and bland. A total sleeper. But thank you for sharing Paul's unknown solo movie performance.

@netmusicdotcom Месяц назад

A clever idea for a video. Nice to hear the dialog - will be even better when we can hear a good Paul AI (and a Liverpudlian accent) doing this in the future.

@jacquescousteau217 16 дней назад

Andrew . I spent an afternoon,and dinner with Walter Shenson when they had the rerelease of a Hard Days Night in San Francisco in 1999 - I can’t believe that was 25 yrs ago. That shook me, I had to look up the date - I’ve got some photos I took of him in the Castro Theatre , and took the film - B&W to an hour photoshop in the same block. I learned much about his feelings about each Beatle as an actor. If I knew how to reach you privately I would tell you what he said with discretion a must . He signed every pix in an entire roll of film, as well as my first edition “ I ME MINE “ leather cover in slipcase signed by George . If I can figure out how to write you where it would not go public,I will.

@Parlogram 16 дней назад

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@PeteGrierson-b8e Месяц назад

I used to have the novel of "A Hard Day's Night" which had this scene in it. I remember reading a review of some sort which said that this scene had been cut, in part, due to "Paul's hammy and self-conscious acting!"

@1beatlemann Месяц назад

Oh my goodness, no wonder that scene was cut. It’s really bad.

@beatler11 Месяц назад

In 2007 I got to meet Victor at the Mirage HOtel at the Beatlefest. Got my photo with him. We , a group of us,all met for cocktails later that night. Such an honor to meet someone who was close friend to them. He had some very funny Heather Mills crap..... BTW, I watch your videos almost daily. They are well done and enjoyable.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Victor was full of funny stories!

@EricSchultz-zs8hz Месяц назад

That was a pretty good recreation. The voices were just about right, and I was glad to have heard it.

@captainape6807 Месяц назад

That was so much fun. Thanks. However, I can see why the scene was left out. A Hard Day's Night, is a well paced movie and just the right amount of running time. That scene was unnecessary but maybe I'd feel that way if it had been included and another scene removed. Then maybe that scene would now seem superfluous and justifiably left out.

@Yousseph Месяц назад

Freaking fascinating Andrew, truly superb effort and outstanding results. I didn't know about the Paul solo scene and never wondered about it either, granted I only saw the movie for the first time a few month ago. The scene comes alive with the accompanying photos and spirited voice acting, I could almost imagine it clearly playing. Thank you so much for this sir, I'll be replaying this video dozens of times I'm sure.

@MartysPopParty Месяц назад

Nice job Andrew ! It would have been nice if the scene was preserved for posterity and included as a bonus scene in a Blu Ray remaster but alas there was no crystal ball into the future of remasters, etc and they didn’t deem it worth saving. Such is life.

@errolfouquet7381 Месяц назад

What a charmed life you're living, Andrew! How totally cool to hang out with Victor Spinetti! Amazing!!!

@gbrading Месяц назад

The scene definitely would have ruined the pacing so I can understand why they left it out.

@MarcOrtizdeCandia-qi8yb Месяц назад

There was “A Hard Day’s Night” Special Edition DVD released circa 2002 in the USA with the missing McCartney Scene in the Extras Disc.

@SteveOSpielberg Месяц назад

I started watching their movies during lockdown but I got the blu rays. I will be re-watching this during the week. Thank you for sharing an excellent Beatles story.

@paulyoung9279 Месяц назад

Somehow you've managed to make this episode both Fab AND Gear, seemingly without breaking a sweat. I am in awe: thank you!!😁

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@paulbadoo9326 Месяц назад

You never cease to amaze. 👍

@allisons3663 Месяц назад

I never thought about the fact that there was no Paul solo scene. Sometimes you can be oblivious to the obvious.

@videoplusdvd Месяц назад

I’m not surprised it was cut. As written, it seems to bring the film to a dead stop, and the Liverpudlian(?) dialog would have been way over the heads of an international audience.

@wms6101 Месяц назад

Something I would also like to point out regarding the deleted Sam Ahab scene in Help!. Frankie Howerd, who played Sam, would go on to play the antagonist Mr. Mustard (named after the Abbey Road song) in the 1978 musical jukebox film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which featured Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees as the protagonists. Two Beatles associates were involved in the film: George Martin, credited as the film's musical director, and Billy Preston, who played Sgt. Pepper. Sgt. Pepper is Howerd's last film in his acting career before his passing 14 years later in 1992.

@BGC75 Месяц назад

It’s rather nice to finally have this recreation of that scene, and to know where it would have fit within the context of the film. But yeah, not only have Paul’s acting skills always been questionable, the scene seems to me to be quite a bit longer than the others’ solo bits and it completely would’ve halted the momentum of the film. As an aside, I always find it rather amusing when you have someone at the level of Paul’s rare brilliance actually not being fantastic at something, in his case, acting. For decades now I’ve seen him in a variety of contexts in skits whether on Saturday Night Live or appearing with Jimmy Fallon and there’s something in his character where he feels he needs to “ham” everything up and it’s just too much. I’m sure you’re well familiar, but if you look up this fellow Stevie Riks on RU-vid, especially the clip where he has Paul making a cup of tea, it’s hysterically funny. “Doooooooooooo!!!” 😂

@Kieop Месяц назад

The irony is that he should be good at skits, since he's known to be good at voices and impressions -- you do catch a glimpse of this talent when he's flirting with Pattie in AHDN and when he's reading the newspaper in Get Back. But it seems that as soon as you turn a camera on him, he just becomes so self-conscious and starts to ham it up.

@CowmanUK Месяц назад

I bet Paul sighed with relief when he found out the scene had been destroyed five years after it had been filmed!

@scottandrewbrass1931 29 дней назад

He should have kept that scene and re-used it in Give My Regards To Broadstreet. It's just as good as any scene in that film😁

@michaelf9693 Месяц назад

What a great story about Victor! Though sad about his later years. He always struck me as a kind soul. I can see why that scene was cut. Between the length of it and what probably was a wooden performance from Paul it’s hard to imagine it in the movie. But then again if we had just read the script of the finished movie before having seen it numerous times we might think the same of other scenes. Still it would have been nice to have a shorter scene of some sort with Paul without a lot of dialog. Thanks for another great video.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

@josephblue4135 Месяц назад

I think it's the writing of the scene that's at fault.

@BugRib Месяц назад

Wow, amazing story, man! Love your channel! Keep 'em coming!

@graemeking7336 Месяц назад

This is the BBC,- the Best Beatles Channel on RU-vid. No contest

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank you so much!

@TrickyRic58 Месяц назад

A few months after A Hard Day's Night was released, I bought a copy of the paperback book which was part of the promo for the movie. It cost an acceptable 2 shillings and sixpence and the writing credit went to John Burke, "based on the original screenplay by Alun Owen." Burke wrote dozens of books (I don't exaggerate - I have 26) in the '60s that were mostly based on film and TV scripts as well as some excellent horror and thriller originals. Burke's "novel" runs for 114 pages of text with 8 pages of photos. The Paul-Isla Blair scene deleted from the film appears in the book across pages 89 to 95 and is very close to the script that Andrew has used for his excellent programme. I've always thought that the scene could have worked if rewritten to remove some of Owen's (I presume) parables and diversions such as the treacle toffee story and not have to rely on Paul to carry it. So it is obvious to see why it was cut. Isla Blair may only have been 19 at the time of shooting, but she would have completely dominated the scene and left Paul demonstrating his lack of acting ability. However, it would have been fascinating to see what they did actually film over those two days in April '64. Sadly, we shall never have that privilege.

@_-_Michael_-_ Месяц назад

Imagine if this scene was recreated in something like Ruttles movie and just now we would realize it’s from original THDN 😂

@MrRETEROROB 26 дней назад

I think Richard Lester was full of it ! the dialog was funny and I chuckled quite a bit. it could have still been used if that scene was shortened a little. thanks for sharing this and I'm looking forward to the Help ! video. I liked Wendy Richard in Are You Being Served.

@ALEXBEATLE9 Месяц назад

Yeah! Thanks!

@AndrewMacLeod-qz7vh Месяц назад

What a great story Andrew. Victor Spinetti sounds lovely. Wendy Richards and Frankie Howerd? Teaching the scousers to talk proper, I imagine.Sounds like a lost masterpiece - I look forward to hearing about it.

@markearnestfromreno613 Месяц назад

Another fun one, Andrew! I admit not knowing much about Victor Spinetti but he sounds like a really interesting man. And yeah, the Paul scene … like George’s solo one, it takes too long to get rolling and I could see how Paul might not get the right tone. Unlike John’s amazing solo scene, my favorite non-musical moment in AHDN.

@Kevin-rz1jd Месяц назад

I agree with Richard Lester on this one the scene being dropped from the film ringo and George had solo parts which balanced the film perfectly as john said writing im happy just to dance with you for George to sing in the film so George could have a piece of the action

@deepredson Месяц назад

Fab!! Loved hearing this (acting was really Fab Gear too.. well a BIT grotty). Barty

@apupnamedhotaru Месяц назад

Okay, first, it’s so cool that you got to meet and have lunch with Victor Spinetti!!! (Low key jealous!) Second, my review. It was fab. Gear fab and all that sort of posh talk. 😂

@michaelturner4457 Месяц назад

Soon as I heard about Victor Spinetti I immediately thought of Buster Bloodvessel from Magical Mystery Tour 😂

@fbt25 Месяц назад

I never knew you knew "Sergeant". You're so lucky!

@deningunapartefilms8257 Месяц назад

2 minutes an 30 seconds has passed and already paused the video 3 times... 1:10 , 1,699 for please please me! the zoom and ypur face at 1:30 :) and finally 2:25 ... Beatles magic thanks again Andrew!!!

@larrywarren3484 Месяц назад

As always Andrew you never disappoint great episode. I’ve met Victor a few times a great person 😊

@williammcandrews4522 Месяц назад

Can’t believe Paul and Ringo are in their 80’s Man I’m old!!

@TheJayson8899 Месяц назад

You look unrecognisable in those photos! A big improvement now, may I say. Amazing that you've had the channel this long and are only now telling this story.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank you kindly. Glad you enjoyed it.

@jrussellcase Месяц назад

Great story about getting to meet Spinetti. The Beatles obviously thought a lot of him; he was in 3 of their films. Now, I want to hear more about Wendy Richard. 😁 I was a huge fan of hers.

@tomedwards9221 Месяц назад

I Loved Your Take On Paul’s Lost Scene.. it’s Such A Shame Its Lost.

@timothyflyte9443 Месяц назад

Another great video... Agree , Paul scene would've been hard to pull off with any actor , those lines were dreadful. You should've showed it with Brando or Richard Button's voice just to show dreadful the script itself was ( using Elizabeth Taylor's voice as the girl lol ). Paul did get " small " solo bit when he was shrunken in " Help" , which was a mimed part lol. What's coming up ? New in sight of the '64 Hollywood Bowl tapes ? The '64 world tours ? I love this channel.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks! So much to choose from in 1964.