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

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

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and starring

James Stacy Maurice William Elias (December 23, 1936September 9, 2016), known professionally as James Stacy, was an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for starring in the late 1960s TV western ''Lancer''. In 1973, Stacy was hit by ...

William Wellman Jr. William Wellman Jr. (born January 20, 1937) is an American former actor. In a career spanning 65 years, he appeared in about 77 films and television series. Life and career Wellman was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the son of actres ...

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, John Anthony Hayes, Jill Donohue,

Tom Nardini Tom Nardini (born April 16, 1945) is an American film actor who had a lengthy career in television in which his best known role was in ''Cowboy in Africa'' (1967). In film his best known role was in ''Cat Ballou'' (1965) for which he was nominat ...

, Duke Hobbie,

Julie Parrish Julie Parrish (born Ruby Joyce Wilbar; October 21, 1940 – October 1, 2003) was an American actress. Early life Parrish was born Ruby Joyce Wilbar on October 21, 1940, in Middlesboro, Kentucky, to William Robert "Bob" Wilbar (1913-1988) and G ...

, 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

as Danny Frazer *

as Jeff Forrester *

as Jo Ann Wallace *John Anthony Hayes as Burt *Bob Kanter as Roger *Jill Donohue as Janine *

as Frankie *Duke Hobbie as Bob *

as Dee Dee *Buck Holland as Will *Linda Rogers as Penny *Nancy Czar as Gloria 'Jonesy' Jones *

Judy Parker Judy Parker is a record producer. She co-wrote The Four Seasons' LP '' Who Loves You'' with her husband, songwriter Bob Gaudio Robert John Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and t ...

as Dori *

Walter Maslow Walter Maslow (born January 16, 1928) is an American film, stage and television actor. Life and career Maslow was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 16, 1928. After high school, he served for two years in the United States Navy, performin ...

as Jordan *Peter Brinkman as Himself * H.T. Tsiang 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 Mitchell John "M. J." Frankovich (September 29, 1909 – January 1, 1992), best known as Mike Frankovich, was an American football player turned film actor and producer. Frankovich was the adopted son of actor Joe E. Brown and his wife, Kathryn ...

of Columbia Pictures saw ''

A Swingin' Summer ''A Swingin' Summer'' is a 1965 comedy film in the beach party genre. It was directed and co-written by Robert Sparr. Raquel Welch stars in her first featured film role and makes her singing debut in the film. Synopsis A trio of college kids � ...

'' (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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