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The Beatles February 1965

Title: Help! - Home Movies
Type: Home Movie
Filming Location: New Providence Island, Nassau, The Bahamas
Filming Date: Febraury 23rd-March 9th 1965
Broadcast Date: May 29th 2007
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 12:00 Minutes (Approx)
Quality: C+
Source: "The Beatles 1965 Vol 1" (FAB Productions)
Other Sources: "The Making of Help! The Movie" (1988 VHS; May 2007 DVD)
Notes: Whilst filming various scenes in The Bahamas, Dr Walter Strach (The Beatles financial advisor) shot quite a bit of colour home movie footage.
Actor Leo McKern also shot some home movie footage.
Both lots of film have emerged commercially over the years with their initial release coming on the DVD "The Making of Help!".
Further footage was shown in the bonus feature "The Beatles in Help!"" on the 2013 Blu ray edition.
Home Movie footage filmed during this period included the following scenes:

February 23: Emerging from a swimming pool fully clothed (Beach Hotel, Nassau).

February 25: The Beatles driving sports cars in a quarry.

February 27: "Another Girl" scene on beach.

February 27: John climbs into a swimming pool & mounts a bicycle.

February 28 - 29: various scenes on the beach.

March 2: Lowering Goddess of Kaili statue into place.

March 3: Ringo on a boat & John on the beach.

March 6: Nassau airport scenes.

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