I found this film very hard going to watch, as the songs went from mediocre to awful. The thin, tedious storyline of some lads working for the GPO wanting to get into the pop music scene, together with the dire acting, left me totally underwhelmed. This was 1963, before the Beatles wave of music filled the radio airwaves, and frankly it wasn't before time, as British pop music was frankly yawn inducing. This is a cheaply made film, and it shows, directed by Lance Comfort, where scenes are cobbled together to act as a prelude to pop artists like Patsy Ann Noble, Heinz and Helen Shapiro, all warbling forgettable songs. I even spotted Gene Vincent, an American relic of the 50's early rock and rollers, who by 1963, was past his sell by date. He had a few hits, but by the early 60's, his style of rock and roll music had became unfashionable to teenage audiences. The only singer of note, was Helen Shapiro, who had a great singing voice, but she deserved a much better showcase to display her vocal talents as opposed to appearing in this very low grade film.
Review of Sing and Swing
