When the Boys Meet the Girls
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When the Boys Meet the Girls | |
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Directed by | Alvin Ganzer |
Written by | Robert E. Kent |
Based on | musical by Guy Bolton and Jack McGowan |
Produced by | Sam Katzman |
Starring | Connie Francis Harve Presnell |
Cinematography | Paul Vogel |
Edited by | |
Music by | Fred Karger |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
When the Boys Meet the Girls is a 1965 American musical film directed by Alvin Ganzer and starring Connie Francis and Harve Presnell based on the musical Girl Crazy and a remake of MGM's 1943 film Girl Crazy.
Plot[]
A playboy (Harve Presnell) helps a young woman (Connie Francis) turn her father's Nevada ranch into a haven for divorcees.
Cast[]
- Connie Francis – Ginger Gray
- Harve Presnell – Danny Churchill
- Peter Noone – Himself (as Herman's Hermits)
- Karl Green – Himself (as Herman's Hermits)
- Derek Leckenby – Himself (as Herman's Hermits)
- Keith Hopwood – Himself (as Herman's Hermits)
- Barry Whitwam – Himself (as Herman's Hermits)
- Louis Armstrong – Himself
- Buddy Catlett – Himself
- Domingo Samudio – Sam the Sham (as Sam the Sham)
- Dave Martin – Pharaoh (as The Pharaohs)
- – Pharaoh (as The Pharaohs)
- – Pharaoh (as The Pharaohs)
- Butch Gibson – Pharaoh (as The Pharaohs)
- Liberace – Himself
- Sue Ane Langdon – Tess Rawley
- Fred Clark – Bill Denning
- Frank Faylen – Phin Gray
- Joby Baker – Sam
- – Kate
- Stanley Adams – Lank
- – Pete
- Susan Holloway – Delilah
- Russell Collins – Mr. Stokes (as Russ Collins)
- – Himself
- Bill Quinn – Dean of Colby (as William I. Quinn)
- – Himself
Production[]
The film was a remake of MGM's Girl Crazy (1943 film). The remake was produced by Sam Katzman, who made it as the first of five films he did for the studio in 1965.[1] In April 1965 Connie Francis was attached as star.[2]
In June 1965 Jeffrey Hayden was to direct and the stars were announced as Connie Francis, Harve Presnell, Paul Anka, Fran Jeffries and Louis Armstrong.[3]
The title was changed to I've Got Rhythm[4] then When the Boys Meet the Girls.[5]
Presnell played the same role as Mickey Rooney in the original. Presnell said "When we did Molly Brown on Broadway, we had a standing joke whenever I didn't do something right. I said 'Well why don't you get Mickey Rooney?'."[6]
Filming started July 1965.
It was the film debut of Herman's Hermits. MGM were so pleased with their performance they put them in a series of films.[7]
Soundtrack[]
When the Boys Meet the Girls | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Length | 29:51 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Herman's Hermits British chronology | ||||
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Track listing[]
All tracks are written by George Gershwin (music), Ira Gershwin (lyrics) except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "When the Boys Meet the Girls" | Jack Keller, Howard Greenfield | Connie Francis | 2:04 |
2. | "Monkey See, Monkey Do" | Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs | 2:33 | |
3. | "Embraceable You" | George & Ira Gershwin | Harve Presnell | 2:56 |
4. | "Throw It Out of Your Mind" | Billy Kyle, Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong & Orchestra | 2:10 |
5. | "Mail Call" | Fred Karger, Sid Wayne, Ben Weisman | Connie Francis | 2:17 |
6. | "I Got Rhythm" | George & Ira Gershwin | Connie Francis & Harve Presnell | 3:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Listen People" | Graham Gouldman | Herman's Hermits | 2:31 |
2. | "Bidin' My Time" | George & Ira Gershwin | Herman's Hermits | 2:26 |
3. | "Embraceable You" | George & Ira Gershwin | Connie Francis | 2:12 |
4. | "Aruba Liberace" | Liberace | Liberace | 2:46 |
5. | "But Not for Me" | George & Ira Gershwin | Connie Francis & Harve Presnell | 2:58 |
6. | "I Got Rhythm" | George & Ira Gershwin | Louis Armstrong & Orchestra | 1:24 |
Reception[]
The New York Times called it "terrible".[8]
Awards[]
In 1966, the year after the film was released, it received some prestigious awards at that year's Laurel Awards ceremony. Harve Presnell was nominated for a Golden Laurel in the category of Musical Performance, Male for his talented musical numbers. Though he did not win, he was awarded 3rd place. Connie Francis was also nominated for a Golden Laurel in the category of Musical Performance, Female for her musical numbers. She did not win either, but came in a gratifying 4th place.
References[]
- ^ "FILMLAND EVENTS: Sam Katzman Begins Busy Year at MGM". Los Angeles Times. Dec 26, 1964. p. 19.
- ^ Martin, Betty (Apr 10, 1965). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: 'Rouge' Heads for Broadway". Los Angeles Times. p. 19.
- ^ Martin, Betty (June 16, 1965). "Allen, Rossi Sign Film Pact". Los Angeles Times. p. C13.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda (June 12, 1965). "Looking at Hollywood: Red Quiz Suspect's Story Full of Irony". Chicago Tribune. p. a3.
- ^ Martin, Betty (July 13, 1965). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: 'Nine-Tiger' Producer Named". Los Angeles Times. p. C9.
- ^ Alpert, Don (Aug 22, 1965). "Presnell: a Real Good Egg". Los Angeles Times. p. N7.
- ^ Martin, Betty (Aug 11, 1965). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Train Wreck Derails Film". Los Angeles Times. p. d12.
- ^ "Screen: Gershwin Redone: 'When Boys Meet Girls' Is an Inept Musical". New York Times. Jan 20, 1966. p. 29.
External links[]
- When the Boys Meet the Girls at IMDb
- When the Boys Meet the Girls at TCMDB
- Soundtrackcollector.com
- Review at Variety
- When the Boys Meet the Girls at the British Film Institute
- Review at the Spinning Image
- 1965 films
- English-language films
- 1965 musical films
- American films based on plays
- American films
- George Gershwin in film
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Recordings of music by George Gershwin
- American musical films