
Rock 'n' Roll High School(1979)
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.

“The Big Beat is Back With the Excitingest New Pacemaking Pack!”
Gerry and Fred Marsden, Les McGuire, and Les "Chad" Chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early-1960s Liverpool Beat Scene. Art students by day and musicians by night, the boys' big break comes by winning a local talent contest. But first, they must retrieve their instruments, which have been mistakenly carried to the airport.
Gerry Marsden
Gerry
Freddie Marsden
Freedie
Leslie Maguire
Les
Les Chadwick
Chad
Julie Samuel
Dodie Dawson

T. P. McKenna
Jack Hanson

Mona Washbourne
Aunt Lil

Eric Barker
Col. Dawson

Cilla Black
Cilla Black

George A. Cooper
Mr. Lumsden
Ferry Cross the Mersey is a comedy, music film released in 1965. Directed by Jeremy Summers, it stars Gerry Marsden, Freddie Marsden, Leslie Maguire. Gerry and Fred Marsden, Les McGuire, and Les "Chad" Chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early-1960s Liverpool Beat Scene. Art students by day and musicians by night, the boys' big break comes by winning a local talent contest. But first, they must retrieve their instruments, which have been mistakenly carried to the airport.
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