It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)

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:

World's Fair | Fair | Gambling | Nurse | Trailer

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:

One of three films that Elvis Presley and Kurt Russell have in common. Russell appeared in the Elvis movie "It Happened At The World's Fair" (1963), he portrayed Presley in the TV movie "Elvis" (1979), and he played an Elvis impersonator in "3000 Miles to Graceland" (2001). In "It Happened at the World's Fair," Russell (who was a young boy at the time), ran on screen and kicked Elvis in the shin. In "3000 Miles to Graceland," this scene is parodied when a young boy runs on screen and kicks Russell (in full Elvis attire) in the shin.

Quotes:

Danny Burke: You didn't tell me she was put together like that!
Mike Edwards: Can't you tell a nice girl when you meet one?
Danny Burke: Oh oh! Now he's a cub scout. What happened, somebody steal your wolf whistle?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1996)

Soundtrack:

Relax

Entertaining if typical Elvis Presley vehicle

Taking advantage of the Seattle World's Fair, frequent Presley director Norman Taurog does his best to spice up an otherwise routine programmer in which Elvis ends up the reluctant guardian of a cute little girl who has been separated from her folks. Chief among the delights that transcend the vanilla flavor of the picture is a scene between The King and scorching supernova Yvonne Craig in which the former croons the tune "Relax" while the latter deftly evades his prowling lips and paws. The mercury reaches the boiling point in record time, and fans of the gorgeous Craig will be transformed into Tex Avery's wolf, whistling vigorously, stomping on the floor, and bashing themselves repeatedly in the head with a large mallet.