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ComedyMusicCrime

Dateline Diamonds

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In this swinging romp through 1960s London, the frenzied manager of mod-rockers the Small Faces (made up of Steve Marriott, Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan and Ronnie Lane) gets into trouble when he agrees to use the band to smuggle diamonds out of the country. Songs include the Small Faces' "I've Got Mine," "It's Too Late," "Come On Children" and "Don't Stop What You're Doing" and The Chantelles' "I Think of You" and "Please Don't Kiss Me."

Release Date : 1965-09-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Viscount Films - Terry Moore Production

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

William Lucas

Character Name : Major Fairclough

Original Name : William Lucas

Gender : Male

Kenneth Cope

Character Name : Lester Benson

Original Name : Kenneth Cope

Gender : Male

Conrad Phillips

Character Name : Tom Jenkins

Original Name : Conrad Phillips

Gender : Male

Patsy Rowlands

Character Name : Mrs. Edgecomb

Original Name : Patsy Rowlands

Gender : Female

George Mikell

Character Name : Paul Verlekt

Original Name : George Mikell

Gender : Male

Burnell Tucker

Character Name : Dale Meredith

Original Name : Burnell Tucker

Gender : Male

Anna Carteret

Character Name : Gay Jenkins

Original Name : Anna Carteret

Gender : Female

Vanda Godsell

Character Name : Mrs. Jenkins

Original Name : Vanda Godsell

Gender : Female

Gertan Klauber

Character Name : Meverhof

Original Name : Gertan Klauber

Gender : Male

Doel Luscombe

Character Name : Assistant Commissioner

Original Name : Doel Luscombe

Gender : Male

Peter Zander

Character Name : Spankharen

Original Name : Peter Zander

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Lumsden

Character Name : Army Officer

Original Name : Geoffrey Lumsden

Gender : Male

Ronald Bridges

Character Name : Garage Attendant

Original Name : Ronald Bridges

Gender : Male

The Chantells

Character Name : Themselves

Original Name : The Chantells

Gender : Male

Kenny Everett

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Kenny Everett

Gender : Male

Kiki Dee

Character Name : Herself

Original Name : Kiki Dee

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-09-05

I'm not sure if the Chantelles, Kiki Dee and the Small Faces had the same record company, but you could easily be forgiven for thinking so as they feature substantially amongst this otherwise rather poor diamond heist caper with William Lucas as "Maj. Fairclough" who ropes the heavily indebted Kenneth Cope ("Benson") who manages the Small Faces, into a diamond smuggling racket using the famous "Big L" pirate radio ship as their conduit to Rotterdam. The performances - especially an early one from Kiki Dee are all this has going for it - and that's not really saying much. The sheer silliness of the last half hour as the police close in on their safecracker tests even the most enthusiastic supporter of serendipity in a police investigation. If you are a fan of 1960s pop culture, then it might just be worth watching but otherwise...