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Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
The film, directed by Jeremy Summers, is one of the more uncommon artifacts of the Mersey scene, shown very rarely on television and never issued on video. It was the first to be shot on location in Liverpool after the city's emergence into the music mainstream (which had previously seen only Frankie Vaughan, Russ Hamilton, and Billy Fury as stars). For authenticity, many scenes were shot in clubs near Gerry and the Pacemakers' frontman Gerry Marsden's home; a scene on a ferry (the Mountwood) on the River Mersey showed the docks as a backdrop. Marsden wrote nine new songs for the film which also starred Julie Samuels, Cilla Black, Jimmy Savile, and The Fourmost. The song "Ferry Cross the Mersey" was written by Gerry Marsden as the theme song for the film.
Updated Jan 6 2015
Cast
Mona Washbourne
Aunt Mildred
Eric Barker
Doctor
George A. Cooper
George A. Cooper
Gerry Marsden
Gerry Marsden
Cilla Black
Cilla Black
Eric Barker
Col. Dawson
Freddie Marsden
Freddie Marsden
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Crew
George Martin
Music
Jeremy Summers
Director
Michael Holden
Producer
Tony Warren
Writer
Brian Epstein
Producer
