''Winter A-Go-Go'' is a 1965 American

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directed by

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and starring James Stacy, William Wellman Jr.,

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, John Anthony Hayes, Jill Donohue, Tom Nardini, Duke Hobbie, Julie Parrish, Buck Holland, Linda Rogers, and Nancy Czar. The film was released by

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on October 28, 1965.

Plot

A teenage ski bum and his friend tries to turn the lodge he's inherited into a music club.

Cast

* James Stacy as Danny Frazer * William Wellman Jr. as Jeff Forrester *

as Jo Ann Wallace *John Anthony Hayes as Burt *Bob Kanter as Roger *Jill Donohue as Janine * Tom Nardini as Frankie *Duke Hobbie as Bob * Julie Parrish as Dee Dee *Buck Holland as Will *Linda Rogers as Penny *Nancy Czar as Gloria 'Jonesy' Jones * Judy Parker as Dori * Walter Maslow as Jordan *Peter Brinkman as Himself *

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as Cholly *Carey Foster as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl *Arlene Charles as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl *Cheryl Hurley as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl *Cherie Foster as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl *Joni Lyman as Herself

Production

Mike Frankovich of Columbia Pictures saw '' A Swingin' Summer'' (1965) and told producer Reno Carell he would distribute a follow up using that film's stars, James Stacy and William Wellman, Jr. The film was shot under the title ''A Swingin' Winter'' and used females under contract to Columbia. It was shot in Heavenly Valley on Lake Tahoe, and in the Eldorado National Forest. Filming finished by early April 1965.

Release

The film was profitable for Columbia but not significantly so and the beach party cycle soon came to an end. In August 1965 it was announced Stacy and Wellman would star in ''Fort Bikini'' for Carell but the film was not made.MOVIE CALL SHEET: Couple Reteamed in 'Time' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 7 Aug 1965: B8.

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