Filming for ‘Born To Boogie’ movie begins with Ringo Starr directing 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1972)


Video: 'T.Rex - Wembley Empire Pool, 18th March 1972 (Matinee Concert)'

(Saturday, March 18, 1972, shows scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m./8:30 p.m. GMT) — Filming began this evening for Born To Boogie, a British film about a concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley, starring T. Rex, Marc Bolan, former Beatle Ringo Starr and Elton John.


Video: 'T.Rex - Wembley Empire Pool, 18th March 1972 (Evening Concert)'

Produced and directed by Starr himself, the movie would be released on The Beatles’ Apple Films label.

Sitting in the photographers’ pit below the stage, Starr directed the shooting of two concerts tonight, although only footage from the second show will appear in the finished film.


Video: 'Born To Boogie - Featuring Marc Bolan, T. Rex, Ringo Starr and Elton John'

Additional scenes of Bolan at the afternoon soundcheck and brief shots of his first Wembley show, again directed by Starr, can be seen during the final credits of the film.