Beat Girl

Beat Girl
Directed by	Edmond T. Gréville
Produced by	George W. Willoughby
Written by	Dail Ambler
Starring	David Farrar Noëlle Adam Christopher Lee Gillian Hills Adam Faith
Music by	John Barry Trevor Peacock (lyrics)
Cinematography	Walter Lassally
Editing by	Gordon Pilkington
Distributed by	Renown Pictures (UK) Victoria Films (USA)
Release date(s)	1960
Running time	85 min.
Country	UK
Language	English

Beat Girl is a 1960 British film about late-fifties youth-rebellion. The title character is played by starlet Gillian Hills, who later went on to have numerous small roles in 1960s and 1970s films, such as Blowup and A Clockwork Orange, and became a successful "ye-ye" singer in France.

The music was performed by The John Barry Seven & Orchestra. It was the first British soundtrack album to be released on an LP. The film also features Christopher Lee as a strip-joint operator, Oliver Reed, and Nigel Green. It features the film debuts of Adam Faith and Peter McEnery. The film was released in America under the title Wild for Kicks.

Cast list

• Noëlle Adam as Nichole
• Delphi Lawrence as Greta
• Nade Beall as Official's Wife
• Margot Bryant as Martha
• Adam Faith as Dave
• David Farrar as Paul Linden
• Shirley Anne Field as Dodo
• Claire Gordon as Honey
• Nigel Green as Simon
• Gillian Hills as Jennifer
• Michael Kayne as Duffle
• Christopher Lee as Kenny
• Peter McEnery as Tony
• Norman Mitchell as Club doorman
• Pascaline as Strip dancer with snake
• Robert Raglan as F.O. official
• Diane D'Orsay (Moyle) as strip dancer in white négligée
• Oliver Reed as a youth

External links

• Beat Girl at the Internet Movie Database
• Beat Girl at AllRovi