It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Si Rose (written by) and
Seaman Jacobs (written by)

Release Date:

3 April 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Musical

Tagline:

Swinging higher than the space needle with the gals and the songs at the famous Worlds Fair!

Plot:

Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it...

Plot Keywords:

Gambling | Fair | Nurse | World's Fair | Seattle Washington

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Mike Edwards
Joan O'Brien	...	Diane Warren
Gary Lockwood	...	Danny Burke
Vicky Tiu	...	Sue-Lin
H.M. Wynant	...	Vince Bradley
Edith Atwater	...	Miss Steuben
Guy Raymond	...	Barney Thatcher
Dorothy Green	...	Miss Ettinger
Kam Tong	...	Uncle Walter Ling
Yvonne Craig	...	Dorothy Johnson

Also Known As:

Mister, Will You Marry Me? (USA) (working title)
Take Me Out to the Fair (USA) (working title)
Take Me to the Fair (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:S (cut) (1963) | Iceland:L | Australia:G (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Hallweg Monorail, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Kurt Russell, in his screen debut, kicks Elvis Presley's shins.

Quotes:

Mike Edwards: Hey kid, how would you like to kick me in the shin?
Boy: How would I like to kick you in the shin?
Mike Edwards: Uhum.
Boy: Mister are you drunk?
Mike Edwards: No. I'll tell you what, if you kick me in the shin I'll give you a quarter, here.
[Gives the boy a quarter and the boy kicks him.]
Mike Edwards: [in pain] Yeoww! That's good! Thanks kid.
[limps off]
Boy: [shaking his head] Adults, there're all nuts!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Elvis in the Movies (1990)

Soundtrack:

Take Me to the Fair

Great Elvis Presley Film

Enjoyed this Elvis Presley film where he plays the role as Mike Edwards who is down on his luck and meets up with a sweet little girl named Sue-Lin, (Vicky Tiu) who likes Mike and he agrees to watch her while her uncle takes care of his business affairs. Mike takes Sue-Lin to the Seattle World's Fair and they take in all the rides and Sue-Lin also wins a huge doll which is larger than she is. Mike buys Sue all kinds of food at the fair and she gets sick and is taken to a hospital where Mike runs into a very attractive blonde nurse, Diane Warren, (Joan O'Brien) who puts the make on her and Diane quickly brushes Mike off. Elvis performs various songs which were not very popular and this was not necessarily a great Presley film, but the story was very cute and if you missed the Seattle World's Fair, you will enjoy all the photography taken at the fair.