Bernardine (film)
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Samuel G. Engel |
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| Cinematography | Paul Vogel |
| Edited by | David Bretherton |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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95 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.23 million |
| Box office | $3.75 million (US rentals) |
Bernardine is a 1957 musical film, directed by Henry Levin and starring Pat Boone, Terry Moore, Dean Jagger, Dick Sargent, and (in her last film, after a 19-year absence) Janet Gaynor. The 1952 play upon which the movie is based was written by Mary Coyle Chase, the Denver playwright who also wrote the smash hit Broadway play Harvey. The title song, with words and music by Johnny Mercer, became a hit record for Boone.
At Wingate High School, Vernon Kinswood (Hooper Dunbar), Arthur "Beau" Beaumont (Pat Boone) and Sanford "Fofo Bidnut" Wilson (Dick Sargent) race cars and boats, hang out at an after school place called the "Shamrock Club," and love a mythical dream girl named Bernardine from Sneaky Falls, Illinois.
Sanford declares he intends to take a date to see bongo king Jack Costanzo perform at the Black Cat Club. The boys call the information operator once again and ask for the fictional Bernardine's phone number. A young operator, Jean (Terry Moore), answers the phone and so Sanford goes to the telephone office to ask her for a date. Jean accepts.
Sanford's romance is threatened when his mother (Janet Gaynor) threatens to get married.
Buddy Adler of 20th Century Fox bought the film rights in 1955 as a vehicle for Robert Wagner. The film, however, was reworked as a vehicle for Pat Boone. In 1956 Boone was one of the biggest music artists in the US. Several movie studios pursued him and Adler was successful, signing him to a multi-picture contract with Fox. Bernadine was to be his first film.
Boone tested for the roles of both Beaumont and Sanford. He was eventually cast as Beaumont - the role played on stage by John Kerr. Dick Sergeant received his first important screen role as Sanford. (Ed Byrnes reportedly also tested for the role.) Janet Gaynor was lured out of retirement to costar as Sanford's mother.
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