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 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