Ferry Cross the Mersey – 1964 | 88 mins | Musical, Comedy | B&W

Plot Synopsis

Ham-fisted and dated pop musical vehicle quicklyproduced to cash in on the success of Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Merseybeatsound. The trite plot was written by the creator of Coronation Street, TonyWarren. Other pop personalities involved are Cilla Black, Jimmy Savile and theFourmost. This pale imitation of A Hard Day’s Night may lack the wit and styleof the Beatles cinema venture but for nostalgia freaks it offers invaluableviews of Merseyside sights and clubs of the Sixties.

Welcomed home at the airport by their screaming fans after asuccessful American tour, the leader of Gerry and the Pacemakers, GerryMarsden, has a flashback which shows us how the band got started. Four college artstudents form a rock ‘n’ roll band and play gigs at the Cavern Club, the boysare lucky enough to meet a supportive young girl who introduces them to amanager, Hanson  (T.P. McKenna). Beforethey know it, they’re playing regularly, and they win first place in theEuropean Beat competition at the Locarno.