ABSTRACT
During the 1960s, movie attendance continued to drop severely, but a small number of movies attracted larger numbers at the box office than ever before. Hollywood studios began investing enormous sums of money into single productions, hoping for a box office bonanza. The Beatles were obligated to do a third film for United Artists, but they could not agree with Walter Shenson on a script. It was suggested that they do a Western based on Richard Condon's novel, A Talent for Loving, or be four facets of the same personality. Ironically, The Beatles' success gave the British economy a needed shot in the arm. Unaware commissioned a screenplay, but after seeing several drafts still considered the project too risky because of its impres-sionistic dependence on the aura of period instead of a dramatic storyline. President Frost is beset by contentious children who assert that "Everybody over ten ought to be put out of business".
