Herman's Hermits with Noone exaggerating his Mancunian accent. In the US, their records were released on the MGM label, a company which often featured musical performers signed to record deals in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films. The Hermits appeared in several MGM movies, including "When the Boys Meet the Girls" (1965) and "Hold On!" (1966). They also starred in the film "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1968) and appeared in the 1965 anthology film "Pop Gear". Herman's Hermits had four Top 3 hits in the US in 1965, with the aforementioned No. 1 hits, "Listen People" (US No. 3), and "Can't You Hear
Herman's Hermits and Leckenby took over for Green as lead guitarist. After Leckenby joined the band, the group made a deal with producer Mickie Most and signed with EMI's Columbia label in Europe and MGM Records in the United States. The band's name came from a resemblance, noted by a publican in Manchester, England, between Noone and Sherman in the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon. Sherman was shortened to Herman, and then became Herman and his Hermits, which was soon shortened to Herman's Hermits. The band played on most of its singles, including "I'm into Something Good", "Listen People", "Can't You Hear My