| It's Trad, Dad! | |
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 Australian film poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Lester |
| Written by | Milton Subotsky |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
| Edited by | Bill Lenny |
| Music by | Ken Thorne (incidental music) |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £50,000[2] |
| Box office | £300,000 (UK)[2] |
It's Trad, Dad! (U.S. title: Ring-A-Ding Rhythm) is a 1962 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester in his feature directorial debut.[3] It stars singer and actress Helen Shapiro alongside Craig Douglas, John Leyton, the Brook Brothers, and Chubby Checker, among other rock-and-roll singers, as well as several Dixieland jazz bands.[4] The film was one of the first produced by Amicus Productions, a company known predominantly for horror films.
- ^ Ed. Allan Bryce, Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood, Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p. 15
- ^ a b Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974 p227
- ^ Gelly, Dave (2014). An Unholy Row. Equinox. p. 135.
- ^ "It's Trad, Dad!". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 14 August 2024.