The scene in Help! in which The Beatles were put into slow motion by Professor Foot’s relativity cadenza was filmed on this day.
Although the sequence was set in Buckingham Palace, filming took place at Twickenham Film Studios, England. It was completed the following day.
Last updated: 8 April 2019
Also on this day...
- 1990: Paul McCartney live: Tampa Stadium, Tampa
- 1968: John Lennon and George Harrison leave Rishikesh
- 1967: Paul McCartney returns to England from America
- 1964: Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
- 1963: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
- 1962: George Harrison and Brian Epstein fly to Hamburg
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
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