Herman's Hermits Movies
Passport Video transports you back to the 1960s with this collection of classic performances by some of the biggest names in rock. Among the 17 songs included are "Love Potion Number Nine" by the Searchers, "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits, "Summer in the City" by the Lovin' Spoonful, and "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
The British Invasion produced a wide variety of successful rock acts. This video features a concert (originally broadcast over many PBS stations) with some of the most famous of those artists, including Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Troggs, and Herman's Hermits. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Arguably more than any other program of its kind, The Ed Sullivan Show played a pivotal role in propelling fledgling bands and solo artists into superstardom. This production includes a wide variety of then unknown, now legendary American and English musicians performing exclusively for the show. Among the talents arethe Beatles, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, the Byrds, the Beach Boys, the Animals, and many others. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 1968
This musical comedy stars Herman's Hermits, the popular British pop group that made the title song from the movie a million-selling hit record. Herman (Peter Noone) inherits a greyhound and decides to enter the dog in the races. The dog, appropriately named Mrs. Brown, and the group travel from Manchester to London in hopes of entering a national invitational. The group finds work as a pop group (quite a stretch) as Herman falls for the girl next door. The group sings nine songs including the title track and the romantic tune "There's A Kind Of Hush." Herman's Hermits were much more popular in America than they ever were in England. Peter Noone later developed into a competent actor. The original group toured together until 1976. Guitarist Derek Leckenby and drummer Barry Whitwam continued to tour as Herman's Hermits into the 1990s on the oldies circuit. Noone has appeared in several films and television shows and also delivers his string of nostalgia in concert. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Noone, Keith Hopwood, (more)
- 1966
In the wake of the Beatles' landmark film Help comes this campy movie featuring British pop-rockers Herman's Hermits. The story begins as the English cuties find themselves pursued by a NASA scientist while on a U.S. tour. The scientist is trying to determine whether the group should have a space capsule named after it. Meanwhile the lads find themselves mixed up with an ambitious starlet willing to stop at nothing, and of course there is one of their girlfriends around to complicate things. During the film's musical finale, the Hermits perform at the Rose Bowl and get their name upon the spacecraft. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Herman's Hermits, Peter Noone, (more)
- 1965
Narrative takes a back seat to music in this loose remake of Girl Crazy, as Harve Presnell plays a footloose young millionaire who meets perky Connie Francis and hatches a scheme to save her father's failing Nevada ranch by turning it into a resort for people waiting out their quickie Las Vegas divorces. This was an early musical vehicle for then-Broadway star Presnell, who would gain notoriety with film fans years later as a character actor in Fargo, Patch Adams, and Saving Private Ryan. Besides, how often do you get to see a musical that features Louis Armstrong, Liberace, Herman's Hermits, and Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs? ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Connie Francis, Harve Presnell, (more)
- 1965
This 70-minute music documentary from 1965 shows the top bands on the British rock scene. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- The Beatles, Matt Munro, (more)
- 1965
Hullabaloo was one of network TV's first attempts to deal with rock & roll on its own terms; it was a weekly prime-time variety hour devoted to the hottest names in pop music. This episode from 1965 was hosted by Trini Lopez and includes performances by the Sir Douglas Quintet, Chuck Berry, Martha and the Vandellas, the Four Seasons, Herman's Hermits, Freddie and the Dreamers, Vikki Carr, and the Travellers Three. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1964
This is a collection of the first wave of British rock groups as they appeared on the television show Shindig in 1964. Featured here are performances by Gerry & the Pacemakers, Herman's Hermits, Billy J. Kramer, Manfred Mann, Searchers, Peter & Gordon, the Honeycombs, Nashville Teens, and Freddy and the Dreamers. This video also includes original commercials and the Shindig cast. ~ Karla Baker, All Movie Guide
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During the 1960's and 1970's, an influx of British pop music flooded American air waves in a surge of popularity that would come to be known as the British Invasion. This program features performances by a number of prominent British Invasion bands such as the Rolling Stones performing Not Fade Away on the The Mike Douglas Show in 1964. Some of the other artists who appear on the program include The Zombies, The Yardbirds, and The Moody Blues. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
