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"The Ghost Goes Gear"
1966
Directed by Hugh Gladwish

In the wake of the huge success of The Beatle's A Hard Day's Night, film and record companies scrambled to create movie vehicles for British Invasion rock groups. This one is built around The Spencer Davis Group (Gimme Some Lovin', I'm a Man), including young singing sensation Steve Winwood, just 17 when this was filmed. The plot has the band stuck in a haunted English manor, but that's mainly an excuse for a half-dozen tunes from the band, as well as performances from other musical acts of the era: Acker Bilk, The Lorne Gibson Trio, David Berry, The Three Bells, St. Louis Union and the M6.  79 minutes.