''The Girls on the Beach'' is a 1965 American

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directed by William N. Witney and written by Sam Locke. The film stars

Noreen Corcoran Noreen Margaret Corcoran (October 20, 1943 – January 15, 2016) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Gregg in the American sitcom television series '' Bachelor Father''. Early years Corcoran was born ...

, Martin West, Linda Marshall, Steven Rogers,

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and

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. The film was released on May 12, 1965, by

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Plot

Members of a sorority house engage in a variety of fund-raising schemes, including a supposed concert by

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. It features musical appearances by

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and frie ...

(who perform " Girls on the Beach", "Lonely Sea" and "

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"),

Lesley Gore Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015), known professionally as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16, she recorded the pop music, pop hit "It's My Party (Lesley Gore song), I ...

(who performs "Leave Me Alone", "It's Gotta Be You" and "I Don't Want to Be a Loser"), and

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Cast

as Selma * Martin West as Duke * Linda Marshall as Cynthia *Steven Rogers as Brian *

as Arlene *

as Wayne *Nancy Spry as Betty *

Sheila Bromley Sheila Bromley (born Sheila LeGay; October 31, 1911 – July 23, 2003), (The reference work ''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003'' gave her birth date as October 31, 1907). sometimes billed as Sheila LeGay, Sheila Manners, Sheila Manno ...

as Mrs. Winters *

Lana Wood Lana Wood (born Svetlana Lisa Gurdin; March 1, 1946) is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut in ''The Searchers'' as a child actress and later achieved notability for playing Sandy Webber on the TV series '' Peyton Place'' a ...

as Bonnie *Mary Mitchel as Emily *

Gail Gilmore Gail Gilmore (born Gail Gerber, October 4, 1937 – March 2, 2014) was a Canadian television and film actress and ballet dancer. She was from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She was sometimes known as Gail Gibson. Dancing career In 1952, at age 15, ...

as Georgia *Peter Brooks as Stu Rankin *

Lori Saunders Lori Saunders (born Linda Marie Hines October 4, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American film and television actress, probably best known for her role as Bobbie Jo Bradley in the television series ''Petticoat Junction'' (1965–19 ...

as Patricia Johnson *

as themselves *

as herself

Reception

''The Los Angeles Times'' said it had "the same old formula."A Beach Gang in Same Old Formula Harford, Margaret. Los Angeles Times 21 June 1965: C15.

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''The Girls on the Beach'' Soundtrack review
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