Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe
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| writer = Robert Caswell
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| director = Ted Robinson
| starring = Terry Serio
John McTernan
Candy Raymond
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| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_episodes = 2
| producer = Ben Gannon
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| budget = $2.2 millionEd. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p234
| network = Channel Seven
| first_aired = {{Start date|1986|04|08|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1986}}
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Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe is a two part Australian dramatisation about the life of musician Johnny O'Keefe from his peak success in the 1950s.Raymond Evans, "Heroes often fail: Johnny O'Keefe and Another Australian Legend", Cinema Papers, January 1989 p38-42 The project was written by Robert Caswell.[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/written-into-tv-history/story-e6frg996-1111112560942 Obituary of Robert Caswell at The Australian] accessed 14 July 2013
Cast
- Terry Serio as Johnny O'Keefe
- John McTernan as Lee Gordon
- Marcelle Schmitz as Marianne
- Candy Raymond as Maureen
- Tony Barry as Alan Heffernan
- John Paramor as Bill Haley
- Steve Shaw as Catfish Purser
- Greg Stone as Deejay Doublebass
- John Polson as Deejay Saxophone
- Robert Alexander as Brother Marzorini
- Russell Newman as Ray O'Keefe
- Melissa Jaffer as Thelma O'Keefe
- Nick Holland as Smythe
- Ritchie Singer as Max Moore
- Roger Ward as Police Sergeant
- Leanne Bundy as Widgie
- Jan Ringrose as Sally
- Simone Taylor as Dixie
- Rob Thomas as Festival Manager
- Chuck McKinney as Little Richard
- Liz Harris as Valda Marshall
- Nique Needles as Col Joye
- Arthur Sherman as Clay
- Alton Harvey as Ed Sullivan
- Elizabeth Burton as Stripper
- Diana Davidson as Matriach
- Robbie McGregor as Australian Doctor
- Slim De Grey as Taxi Driver
- Ian 'Molly' Meldrum as Himself
- Donna Gubbay as Bit Part
- Chris Hession as Bit Part
- Greg Curran as Bit Part
- Paul Flaherty as Bit Part
- Ross Higgins as Voiceovers
- Kellie Turner as Girl in pub
Soundtrack
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scope="col"| Chart (1986)
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Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=284}}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090016/ Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe] at IMDb
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Category:Seven Network original programming
Category:1986 Australian television series debuts
Category:1986 Australian television series endings