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Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (1959)

Directed by David Lowell Rich

Overview

Meant primarily as TV fare, this standard, song-filled romantic drama stars Louis Prima as himself, and his real-life wife Keely Smith as Dorothy Spencer, a devout woman with a good singing voice. Dorothy is active in her local parish which like all parishes, is constantly thinking of ways to raise funds. One of the needy projects is a boys’ camp, so when Dorothy is approached by Louis Prima to sing with his band she agrees only on one condition—that he perform a concert benefit for the parish church and boys’ camp. The interactions between Dorothy and Prima lead toward romance and a happy ending, as well as a popular album with the same title song featured in this film. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi (NY Times Review).

Length 83 minutes

Actors

James Gregory | Louis Prima | Keely Smith | Henry Slate | Kim Charney | Asa Maynor | Sam Butera | Barbara Heller