Dateline Diamonds (1965)

62% User Rating

1h 13min

In this swinging romp through 1960s London, the frenzied manager of mod-rockers the Small Faces (made up of Steve Marriott, Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan and Ronnie Lane) gets into trouble when he agrees to use the band to smuggle diamonds out of the country. Songs include the Small Faces' "I've Got Mine," "It's Too Late," "Come On Children" and "Don't Stop What You're Doing" and The Chantelles' "I Think of You" and "Please Don't Kiss Me."

Jeremy SummersDirector

Cast

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William Lucas

Major Fairclough

Kenneth Cope

Lester Benson

Conrad Phillips

Tom Jenkins

Patsy Rowlands

Mrs. Edgecomb

George Mikell

Paul Verlekt

Burnell Tucker

Dale Meredith

Anna Carteret

Gay Jenkins

Vanda Godsell

Mrs. Jenkins

Gertan Klauber

Meverhof

Doel Luscombe

Assistant Commissioner

Peter Zander

Spankharen

Geoffrey Lumsden

Army Officer

Ronald Bridges

Garage Attendant

The Chantells

Themselves

Kenny Everett

Himself

Kiki Dee

Herself

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CinemaSerf

Rating 50%

September 5, 2024

I'm not sure if the Chantelles, Kiki Dee and the Small Faces had the same record company, but you could easily be forgiven for thinking so as they feature substantially amongst this otherwise rather poor diamond heist caper with William Lucas as "Maj. Fairclough" who ropes the heavily indebted Kenneth Cope ("Benson") who manages the Small Faces, into a diamond smuggling racket using the famous "Big L" pirate radio ship as their conduit to Rotterdam. The performances - especially an early one from Kiki Dee are all this has going for it - and that's not really saying much. The sheer silliness of the last half hour as the police close in on their safecracker tests even the most enthusiastic supporter of serendipity in a police investigation. If you are a fan of 1960s pop culture, then it might just be worth watching but otherwise...