Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe

Australian TV series or program

Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe
Written by	Robert Caswell
Directed by	Ted Robinson
Starring	Terry Serio John McTernan Candy Raymond
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Producer	Ben Gannon
Budget	$2.2 million^[1]
Original release
Network	Channel Seven
Release	8 April 1986 (1986-04-08)

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.^[2] The project was written by Robert Caswell.^[3]

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

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	27

References

^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p234
^ Raymond Evans, "Heroes often fail: Johnny O'Keefe and Another Australian Legend", Cinema Papers, January 1989 p38-42
^ Obituary of Robert Caswell at The Australian accessed 14 July 2013
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.