Melody 1971 Film

Tracy Constance Margaret Hyde (born 16 May 1959) is a British former actress and model who shot to fame in the 1971 film Melody^[1] after being discovered by film producer, David Puttnam.

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Hyde was born in Fulham, London, England. She learned ballet at the age of four, did junior modelling for an agency, and auditioned for a pickle advertisement.

The writer and director Andrew Birkin (brother of actress Jane Birkin) saw photographs of the young Tracy Hyde and persuaded her mother Maureen to audition her for the title role of Melody Perkins. Birkin also recommended Tracy to director Waris Hussein, writer Alan Parker and producer David Puttnam. After screen tests and auditions, Hyde finally won the role.

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After Melody, Hyde appeared in the UK Trial (BBC, 1971), ITV Playhouse: The Greeks and Their Gifts (Anglia, 1972) and Love Story: Home for the Holidays (Associated Television, 1973). The success of Melody in Japan resulted in Hyde being invited there in 1972 and plans were made for a film with her in the lead role. Budget restrictions prevented the film from being made.

Hyde continued with her education and studied at a secretarial college; after leaving she was employed as a legal secretary for a law firm. Meanwhile, she appeared in Japanese magazines and calendars and visited Japan for the second time in 1977 for a film awards ceremony.^[2]

In the 1980s, Hyde made her film comeback in Dead End (1980), The Orchard End Murder (1980) and Alice (1982) where she was reunited with her Melody co-star, Jack Wild.^[2] Her numerous TV appearances include Sorry! (BBC, 1981–1982), Kinvig (LWT, 1981), The Gentle Touch (LWT, 1982), Now and Then (LWT, 1983–1984), Dempsey and Makepeace (LWT, 1985, 'Nowhere to Run'), Bust (LWT, 1987) and The Bill (Thames Television, 1988).

By the end of the decade, Hyde had disappeared from the limelight and married Allen J. Polley.

In 1994, Japanese TV sought out Hyde and sent one of their reporters to the UK to find her. Mark Lester was contacted and when it was found that Hyde had moved to France, Lester and the reporter both went there to search for her. She had moved there with her husband and her three sons.^[2] In 1999, Lester and Hyde were reunited again in another Japanese TV special.

Hyde has since remarried and has returned home to London where she now manages the family business, a kennel boarding service.

In popular culture[edit]

The American pop band the Wondermints recorded a song titled 'Tracy Hide' on its 1995 debut album Wondermints.^[3] The Japanese indie rock band For Tracy Hyde takes its name from that song. Despite the relative popularity of Hyde in Japan, the band claimed not to have been aware of the former actress in choosing the name and in stylizing its spelling.^[4]

References[edit]

1. ^Jaaffar, Johan (23 May 2015). ''Melody' Still Resonates With Us'. New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
2. ^ ^abcMorgan, Dafydd (17 March 2006). 'Whatever Happened to Tracy Hyde, Co-Star of Jack Wild and Mark Lester in the Cult 1971 Film Melody?'. The Times. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016 – via EBSCO.
3. ^'Allmusic Wondermints Album Review'. Allmusic. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
4. ^'For Tracy Hyde brings new life to Shibuya-kei on Film Bleu'. Memories of Shibuya. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

External links[edit]

• Tracy Hyde on IMDb
• Tracy Hyde at the TCM Movie Database

Melody (originally marketed as S.W.A.L.K. in the UK – S.W.A.L.K. is a message traditionally written on the envelopes of love letters by British schoolchildren, standing for sealed with a loving kiss) is a 1971 British film directed by Waris Hussein about puppy love. The film starred Jack Wild, Mark Lester and Tracy Hyde. Although the film was a box office disappointment in both the United States and Britain, it turned out to be an enormous hit in Japan as well as in some Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Chile,^[2] and a modest hit in South Africa.

Plot[edit]

This romantic story is told through the viewpoint of the children in the story, the adults playing only supporting roles. Daniel Latimer befriends the troublesome Ornshaw. However, when Daniel falls in love with Melody Perkins, the boys' friendship becomes jeopardized, as Ornshaw grows jealous of the amount of time that Daniel gives her. Initially embarrassed by the attention, Melody comes to return Daniel's feelings, and the couple announce to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future, but now. The adults attempt to dissuade them, but Daniel and Melody's determination leads Ornshaw to have a change of heart. Their classmates gather together at one of the children's hideouts to 'marry' the couple, with their discovery leading to a final showdown between children and teachers.

Cast[edit]

• Mark Lester as Daniel Latimer
• Tracy Hyde as Melody Perkins
• Jack Wild as Tom Ornshaw
• Colin Barrie as Chambers
• Billy Franks as Burgess
• Ashley Knight as Stacey
• Craig Marriott as Dadds
• William Vanderpuye as O'Leary
• Peter Walton as Fensham
• Camille Davies as Muriel
• Dawn Hope as Maureen
• Kay Skinner as Peggy
• Lesley Roach as Rhoda
• Sheila Steafel as Mrs. Latimer
• Keith Barron as Mr. Latimer
• Kate Williams as Mrs Perkins
• Roy Kinnear as Mr. Perkins
• Hilda Barry as Grandma Perkins
• James Cossins as Headmaster
• Ken Jones as Mr. Dicks
• June Jago as Miss Fairfax
• June C. Ellis as Miss Dimkins
• Tim Wylton as Mr. Fellows
• John Gorman as Boys' Brigade Captain
• Petal Young as Betty
• Robin Hunter as George
• Tracy Reed as (Television Film) Woman in Hospital
• Neil Hallett as (Television Film) Man in Hospital
• Leonard Brockwell as Boys' Group
• Stephen Mallett as Boys' Group

Production[edit]

Film production began in the spring of 1970 shooting on location in Hammersmith, and Lambeth in the greater London area. Post-production was completed at the Twickenham Studios.^[3] The graveyard scenes of the film were shot on location at Brompton Cemetery and Nunhead Cemetery.^{[citation needed]} The seaside scenes in the latter part of the film were shot in Weymouth, Dorset.

Mark Lester (Daniel Latimer) and Jack Wild (Ornshaw) had previously appeared together in the 1968 musical film adaptation of Oliver!. They were joined by the child model Tracy Hyde in the title role. Other cast members included Kate Williams and Roy Kinnear as Melody's parents, and Sheila Steafel and Keith Barron as Daniel's parents.

The film's musical soundtrack included songs by the Bee Gees ('In the Morning', 'Melody Fair', 'Give Your Best', and the hit singles 'To Love Somebody' and 'First of May'), and the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young hit 'Teach Your Children'.^[4]

This was the first screenplay by film director Alan Parker. Parker did some second-unit direction for the film, shooting the montage sequences of the school children at break-time and at the track meet.^[3] This was the feature film debut of then child model and commercial actress Tracy Hyde at the age of 11. Writer/Director Andrew Birkin recommended Tracy Hyde for the title role of Melody Perkins to director Waris Hussein after screening and auditioning over 100 girls.^[3] Actor Jack Wild, who played Ornshaw, was actually 17 at the time of the production.

Video release[edit]

Melody was mastered in Region 2 format on DVD by Kadokawa Pictures in Japan. Kadokawa released it on Region A Blu-ray in Japan on December 22, 2015 and StudioCanal released it on Region B Blu-ray on May 8, 2017.

Soundtrack[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Alexander Walker, National Heroes: British Cinema in the Seventies and Eighties, Harrap, 1985 p 67
2. ^Commentaries, specially #410; Melody: Cine o educación emocional, by Daniela, 2005
3. ^ ^abcMelody DVD; production notes
4. ^Melody movie soundtrack; Universal International

External links[edit]

• Melody on IMDb
• Melody at the TCM Movie Database
• Melody at AllMovie