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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.

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When the Boys Meet the Girls
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 C. Vogel
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Music by	Fred Karger
Production company	Four Leaf Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 10, 1965 (1965-10-10)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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)
• Ray Stinnet – Pharaoh (as The Pharaohs)
• Jerry Patterson – 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
• Hortense Petra – Kate
• Stanley Adams – Lank
• Romo Vincent – Pete
• Susan Holloway – Delilah
• Russell Collins – Mr. Stokes (as Russ Collins)
• Pepper Davis – Himself
• Bill Quinn – Dean of Colby (as William I. Quinn)
• Tony Reese – 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
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	1966
Length	29:51
Label	MGM
Herman's Hermits British chronology
A Must to Avoid (1966) When the Boys Meet the Girls (1966) Hold On! (1966)
Herman's Hermits American chronology
Herman's Hermits on Tour (1965) When the Boys Meet the Girls (1966) Hold On! (1966)

Track listing

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

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

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