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Marty Wilde
Born April 15, 1939 · Blackheath, London, England, UK (age 87)
No biography available.
Known For
Jet Storm · 1959Jet Storm
★ 6.91959
MovieThriller
Crisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens to detonate a bomb over the Atlantic.
What a Crazy World · 1963What a Crazy World
★ 6.41963
MovieMusic
Unemployed East End lad Alf Hitchens has an on-off relationship with his girlfriend Marilyn and a dream of hitting the big time in the music business. Cheerful pop musical with a working-class background which uses a number of genuine London locations.
The Hellions · 1961The Hellions
★ 6.71961
MovieAdventureDrama
Luke Billings (Lionel Jeffries) and his family have a problem with the new police sergeant Sam Hargis (Richard Todd) so they take over a small Transvaal town with the attention of drawing Hargis into a showdown. Hargis tries to get back up from the townsfolk who do not want to know, so is forced to lay low. As things get out of hand one of the Billings boys takes an interest in the storekeeper's wife, Priss Dobbs (Anne Aubrey). Having had enough her husband, Ernie (Jamie Uys) takes up the gun and heads down the main street alone. An act that prompts Hargis to join him. Slowly, the townsfolk turn up to back them up.
Alice Through the Looking Box · 1960Alice Through the Looking Box
1960
MovieTV MovieFantasy
A Christmas TV special in which Alice does not go through a looking glass, but through a TV set.
Stardust · 1974Stardust
★ 5.51974
MovieDrama
Jim MacLaine is now enjoying the nomadic 'gigs and groupies' life on tour with his band. When he achieves all his wildest dreams of international stardom, the sweet taste of success begins to turn sour.
Boy Meets Girls · 1959Boy Meets Girls
★ 8.01959
Series
Boy Meets Girls was a UK popular music TV show which was launched in September 1959 replacing the earlier show Oh Boy!.
The show was presented and produced by Jack Good. Marty Wilde was the principal resident male artist and The Vernons Girls were the female residents. Joe Brown made regular appearances. Other artists appearing included Terry Dene, Freddy Cannon, Little Tony & His Brothers, Adam Faith and Cliff Richard.
The director was Rita Gillespie for ABC Weekend Television part of the ITV network.
It closed in 1960; all 26 episodes were subsequently wiped, and none survive in ITV's archive as of 2009.
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