The Beatles’ first appearance in Help! was to be a scene in which their Rolls-Royce dropped them in a residential street and they entered four adjacent terraced houses. The scene was filmed on this day at Ailsa Avenue in Twickenham, England.
The street was located near to Twickenham Film Studios, where the bulk of the film was made. Ringo Starr entered number five, John Lennon went into number seven, Paul McCartney number nine and George Harrison number 11.
A number of other street scenes were also filmed on this day at Ailsa Avenue. The interior scenes in the houses, which turned out to be an extensive living area, were filmed at Twickenham Film Studios.
Last updated: 8 April 2019
Also on this day...
- 2003: Paul McCartney live: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Whitney
- 1990: Paul McCartney live: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens
- 1969: Recording, mixing: The Ballad Of John And Yoko
- 1966: Recording, mixing: Paperback Writer, Rain
- 1964: Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
- 1963: The Beatles see The Rolling Stones perform for the first time
- 1963: Television: Thank Your Lucky Stars
- 1962: The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
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My Goodness..I lived just around the corner..I hadn’t known this…..I think I must visit the place and just bring my memories back on the day I saw ‘HELP’ at a cinema 6 thousand miles away..!
John should of gone into Number 9! ?
Good one BM