The Beatles in film The Beatles in film The Beatles appeared in five motion pictures, most of which were very well received. The exception was the (mostly unscripted) television film "Magical Mystery Tour" which was panned by critics and the public alike. Each of their films had the same name as their associated soundtrack album and a song on that album. The Beatles had a successful film career, beginning with A Hard Day's Night (1964), a loosely scripted comic farce, sometimes compared to the Marx Brothers in style. A black-and-white film, it focused on Beatlemania and the band's hectic touring lifestyle and was directed
The Beatles at The Cavern Club than using whoever's diary was to hand. During their "Welcome Home" session at The Cavern in June 1962, The Beatles gave what Wooler described as "one of their finest ever performances", drawing "a feverish reaction" that was equal, Wooler said, to the "Beatlemania" that broke out nationwide a few months later. The Cavern Club's popularity grew; rapidly becoming the most famous club in Britain. The Beatles' press officer, Tony Barrow, wrote a book called "On the Scene at the Cavern", using the pseudonym Alistair Griffin. "On the Scene at the Cavern," a book including text as well as photographs from