The Beatles in film film was shot in exotic locations (such as Salisbury Plain, with Stonehenge visible in the background; the Bahamas; Salzburg and the Austrian Alps) in the style of a "Mr. Magoo" spoof along with even more Marx Brothers-style zaniness: For example, the film is dedicated "to Elias Howe, who, in 1846, invented the sewing machine." It was the first Beatles film filmed in colour. The Magical Mystery Tour film was essentially McCartney's idea, which was thought up as he returned from a trip to the U.S. in the late spring of 1967, and was loosely inspired by press coverage McCartney had
The Beatles at The Cavern Club Beatles, before their initial residency in Hamburg. The Beatles' history with the Cavern Club is also explored in two recent documentary films: "I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern" (2011), directed by John Piper; and "Good Ol' Freda" (2013), directed by Ryan White. (See note below in "Epstein".) The Beatles' name was first noticed by Epstein in the first issue of Bill Harry's "Mersey Beat" magazine (which Epstein successfully sold in his NEMS music store), on numerous posters around Liverpool, and on the front page of the second issue of "Mersey Beat". before asking journalist Harry who they