Girl Happy (1965)


Girl Happy
Release Date27 March 1965
US Box Office$3,000,000
TaglineOver his head in LOVE, GIRLS, SONGS and LAUGHS!
GenreComedy, Musical, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsFort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRock Musical, Musical Comedy, Musical Romance, Romantic Comedy, Beach Film
ThemesLovers Reunited, Faltering Friendships, Musician's Life, Opposites Attract, Vacation Romances
TonesBright, Light, Easygoing, Sentimental, Upbeat
TagsChaperone, Easter, Forbidden Love, Friendship, Gangster, Music, Nightclub, Performer, Police, Rock Music, Songwriter, Vacation

Girl Happy is a 1965 American musical romantic comedy in the beach party film style, starring Elvis Presley. This was the last mega-successful Presley film at the box office although all of his subsequent films would still be profitable.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Rusty Wells

Valerie

Harold J. Stone
Big Frank

Joby Baker
Wilbur

Sunny Daze

Fabrizio Mioni
Romano

Jimmy Hawkins
Doc

Sgt. Benson

Peter Brooks
Brentwood Von Durgenfeld

Mr. Penchill

Betsy

Lyn Edgington
Laurie

Gail Gilmore
Nancy

Bobbie

Rusty Allen
Linda

Girl #2

Bartender at the Kit Kat Club

Theresa Cooper
Girl

Nancy Czar
Blonde on beach

Stasa Damascus
Girl #3

Jim Dawson
Muscle boy

Mike De Anda
Burt, bartender at the Sandbar Club

Darren Dublin
Driver

Tommy Farrell
Louie

Ted Fish
Garbageman

Police captain

Norman Grabowski
'Wolf Call' O'Brien

Charlie

Alan Hanley
1st Waiter at 77 Club

Ralph Lee
Officer Jones

Julie Payne
Girl #1

Officer Wilkins

Olan Soule
2nd Waiter at 77 Club

Extra in Kit Kat Club

Director

Writer

Harvey Bullock

R.S. Allen

Producer

producer

Original Music

George Stoll
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Cinematographer

Philip H. Lathrop

Editor

Rita Roland
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Art Director

George W. Davis
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Addison Hehr
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Set Decorator

Henry Grace
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Hugh Hunt
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Makeup Department

hair stylist

makeup supervisor

Ron Berkeley
makeup artist

Larry Geller
hair designer Elvis Presley

Production Manager

Lindsley Parsons Jr.
assistant production manager: MGM

Al Shenberg
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jack Aldworth
assistant director

Wallace Jones
assistant director

Art Department

Jim Luttrell
property master

Sound Department

Franklin Milton
recording supervisor

Larry Hadsell
boom operator

Larry Jost
sound mixer

Bruce Wright
sound recordist

Stunts

Lightning Bear
stunts

Bob Herron
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Cliff King
assistant camera

Bill L. Norton
camera operator

Perry O'Brien
gaffer

Dale Varnum
assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Lambert Marks
wardrobe

Elva Martien
wardrobe

Music Department

vocal accompaniment

Other Crew

technical advisor

Cleo Anton
script supervisor

choreographer

Production Company

Euterpe
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MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

CBS Television

Filmipaja

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

MGM/UA Home Entertainment






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