Saul Swimmer high school football player who turns to robbery, filmed in Miami Beach, Florida, and "Without Each Other" (1962). Following these dramas, Swimmer directed the pop-musical comedy "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1968), starring the British pop group Herman's Hermits. The movie was one of a handful of similar films released in the wake of the Beatles' mockumentary-style band feature "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) and the comic adventure "Help!" (1965). He broke into documentary filmmaking with the ABC television special "Around the World of Mike Todd" (1968), about the movie producer Mike Todd. After serving as co-producer of
I've Got a Tiger By the Tail had gotten together to write songs, but things were going slowly. Then, Owens saw an Esso gas station sign with the company's slogan at the time, "Put a tiger in your tank" ... and got an idea. Released in December 1964 (just weeks after he had recorded it), "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" was Owens' and the Buckaroos sixth No. 1 hit on the "Billboard magazine" Hot Country Singles chart in February 1965. The song is Owens' and the Buckaroos biggest hit (and only top-40 hit) on the "Billboard" Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 25, although