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Sweet Beat (1959)

Sweet Beat poster
Directed by
Ronnie Albert
Genre
music
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 04m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman gets involved with the music scene in 1950s London. She meets American pop singers and navigates romance and ambition.

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What happens

Sweet Beat (U.S. title: The Amorous Sex) is a 1959 British 'B' black-and-white musical film directed by Ronnie Albert and starring Julie Amber, Sheldon Lawrence and Irv Bauer. The screenplay was by Ron Ahran based on a story by Sheldon Stark. It includes appearances by several American pop acts including The Mello-Kings and The Five Satins. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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