2014: A Hard Day’s Night assistant editor Roy Benson talks about being invited to work on the Magical Mystery Tour film by producer Dennis O’Dell, who talks about once having lunch with the Beatles and the landlord of their editing room on Old Compton Street.
O’DELL: I remember that the guy who was a landlord discovered who were they and said, “My god, we’ve got the Beatles up here! Do you think I could ask them out for lunch?” I said sure. So he came up and he took us out to lunch. This magnificent French place, very very nice – tablecloths, silverware, and a big menu you opened up about a yard wide. And we all sat there looking at this French-English menu and finally John said, “What are you gonna have, Paulie?” And Paulie said, “Have you got any egg and chips? [laughs]