In a scene with Mary Ann Mobley in
Girl Happy
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WORKING TITLES
"GIRL HAPPY" won fourth place at the 1965 Laurel Awards in the category of Top Musical. "THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY" BROWN was the winner for that year.
Scene still from
Girl Happy
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MOVIE'S MUSIC
Alternate titles considered were "THE ONLY WAY TO LOVE" and "GIRL CRAZY."
WORKING TITLES
PREVIOUS
Scene still from
Girl Happy
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LOCATION
This would be the first of three movies in which Shelley Fabares would co-star with Elvis. Fabares sings "SPRING FEVER" in a duet with Elvis.
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WORKING TITLE
"SPRING FEVER" (Click Here for Movie Scene)
"SPRING FEVER" (MP3 Download)
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BOX OFFICE
Elvis in the role of Rusty Wells.
LOCATION
Even though the film is set in Fort Lauderdale, Elvis did not film any scenes in the city. The primary shooting was done at the MGM studios in California, while the beach scenes were filmed in southern California. Only second unit filming was done in Fort Lauderdale.
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CAST NEXT
Scene still with Shelley Fabares.
BOX OFFICE
MGM released "GIRL HAPPY" on Wednesday, April 7, 1965, and grossed $3.1 million in the United States.
LOCATION
CAST
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PLOT BEGINS
Elvis Presley as Rusty Wells
Harold Stone as Big Frank
Shelley Fabares as Valerie Frank
Nita Talbot as Sunny Daze
Gary Crosby as Andy
Joby Baker as Wilbur
Jimmy Hawkins as Doc
Fabrizio Mioni as Romano Orlada
Mary Ann Mobley as Deena Shepherd
Peter Brooks as Brentwood Von Durgenfeld
John Fiedler as Mr. Penchill
Jackie Coogan as Sgt. Benson
Chris Noel as Betsy
Dan Haggerty as Charlie
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In a scene in "GIRL HAPPY" with co-stars Joby Baker and Jimmy Hawkins.
PLOT
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PLOT (CONTINUES)
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Nightclub singer Rusty Wells (played by Elvis Presley) and his band have just closed their Chicago engagement and are leaving for their annual spring vacation to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The club owner, mobster Big Frank (played by Harold Stone), has other plans and extends their stay at his club.
At the same time, Big Frank's daughter, Valerie Frank (played by Shelley Fabares), a young college student takes her spring break in Fort Lauderdale with her friends, causing Big Frank a lot of worries.
Big Frank’s concern for the welfare of his daughter, forces him to change his mind and hires Rusty and his band to make the trip to Fort Lauderdale to look after his daughter.
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The job proves to be difficult when Rusty and the guys fight to keep the Italian exchange student, Romano Orlada (played by Fabrizio Mioni), away from Valerie. At the same time, Rusty has to keep explaining the situation to his impatient love interest, Deena Shepard (played by Mary Ann Mobley).
Eventually, Rusty and Valerie fall in love. When Big Frank reveals to his daughter that he's paying Rusty to watch over her, Valerie becomes angry and causes a ruckus at a local nightclub which lands everyone in jail. Big Frank eventually arrives in Fort Lauderdale to get Valerie out of jail. When he sees how much in love Rusty and Valerie are, he steps aside to allow love to flow.