Another AHDN Girl

Along with Prudence Bury, another appearance in “A Hard Day’s Night” that isn’t credited in the film is Margaret Nolan, who was with Paul’s grandfather at the Baccarat table. The scene is an obvious parody of Sean Connery’s introduction in “Dr. No.” I see the James Bond movies as having been the first wave of the British Invasion, helping pave the way for the Beatles. I’ve put together a video with Margaret Nolan in AHDN, followed by a clip from another famous 1964 movie she was in, that I’m sure you know well.

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In 1965, Margaret Nolan was in the Gerry and the Pacemakers movie, “Ferry Cross the Mercy.” Never released on video, it was produced by Beatles manager Brian Epstein, with music by George Martin and cinematography by Gilbert Taylor, who also shot “A Hard Day’s Night.” Do you recognize somebody else in this clip who was in AHDN?

2 thoughts on “Another AHDN Girl”

  1. The girl who turns her head to look at the boys when they come into the casino, isn’t it? Rita Tushingham? Sod it! I haven’t a CLUE!

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