and listen to "I Saw Her Standing There". After their success, Cynthia announces to John that she is pregnant and the two decide to wed. The Beatles release their first single, "Love Me Do" and in 1963 release their first No. 1 hit single, "Please Please Me". They become the most famous group in Britain. In 1964, they are heading to America for the first time, after already encountering massive success across Europe. The film ends when the group arrives in America and performs on The Ed Sullivan Show to a mass of screaming fans, singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Cast Stephen MacKenna as John Lennon Rod Culbertson as Paul McCartney John Altman as George Harrison Ray Ashcroft as Ringo Starr Ryan Michael as Pete Best David Nicholas Wilkinson as Stuart Sutcliffe Brian Jameson as Brian Epstein Wendy Morgan as Cynthia Lennon Gary Olsen as Rory Storm Linal Haft as Agent Eileen Kennally as Mimi Smith Richard Marner as Bruno Koschmider Alyson Spiro as Astrid Kirchherr Nigel Havers as George Martin Gareth Forwood as Alden Paula Jacobs as Mrs. Flemming Soundtrack In a loophole allowing the use of songs actually written by the Beatles themselves, every song in the film was recorded by the Beatles tribute act Rain. The guitar and vocal parts for John Lennon were performed by Eddie Lineberry, Paul McCartney by Chuck Coffey, George Harrison by Bill Connearney, and Ringo Starr by Steve Wight. The film features many songs known for being performed by the Beatles, with some written by the band themselves, and some by other artists: "She Loves You" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) - opening titles version "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)" (traditional, arr. Tony Sheridan) "Oh Baby Doll" - performed by a different group at the Liverpool audition, not by the Beatles themselves "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (Larry Williams) "Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) - performed by Rory Storm and the Hurricanes "I Saw Her Standing There" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) - featuring Pete Best on drums "Don't Bother Me" (George Harrison) - shown being performed by The Beatles in Hamburg in 1961; this is an anachronism, as George Harrison did not write the song until 1963 "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) - performed by Rory Storm and the Hurricanes "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!" (Richard Penniman) "Shake, Rattle and