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- After earning kudos for his stage performance and his screen recreation, he seemed poised for a successful career. In 1965, he was cast alongside Liberace and the British rock group Herman's Hermits in "When the Boys Meet the Girls," a loose remake of the Gershwin musical "Girl Crazy" that was more showcase than movie; it died at the box office.
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Harve Presnell. George Harvey Presnell ( / prɛzˈnɛl /; September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. He began his career in the mid-1950s as a classical baritone, singing with orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States. His career reoriented away from classical music to musical theatre in 1960 after ...
Country. United States. Language. English. When the Boys Meet the Girls is a 1965 American musical film directed by Alvin Ganzer and starring Connie Francis and Harve Presnell based on the musical Girl Crazy and a remake of MGM's 1943 film Girl Crazy .
Jul 7, 2009 · After the successful film adaptation, Presnell, his hair dyed blond, was in the misguided swinging 60s version of George Gershwin's Girl Crazy, retitled When the Girls Meet the Boys (1965),...
- Ronald Bergan
Jul 2, 2009 · Best remembered today as a busy character actor in movies like “Fargo” (as William H. Macy’s boss) and on TV, Harve Presnell began his Hollywood career as a singing actor, recreat…
- Lou Lumenick
There were precious few movie musicals, however, for Presnell to sink his teeth into and he quickly faded from view. He tried adjusting to straight dramatics with the rugged western The Glory Guys (1965) and sang again in the highly unworthy teen frolic When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965) with Connie Francis, but
- Actor, Soundtrack
- June 30, 2009
- September 14, 1933
Girl Crazy is a 1943 American musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. Produced by the Freed Unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the stage musical Girl Crazy – which was written by Guy Bolton and Jack McGowan, with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. It was the last of Garland and Rooney's nine movies as co-stars ...
Aug 10, 2009 · MGM then gave him a starring role opposite Connie Francis in the cheaply produced (by Sam Katzman) When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965), a remake of the Gershwins’ Girl Crazy, filmed twice...
