The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Don Weis
Produced by	Arthur M. Loew, Jr.
Screenplay by	Max Shulman
Based on	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 1951 short stories by Max Shulman
Starring	Debbie Reynolds Bobby Van Barbara Ruick Bob Fosse Hanley Stafford Hans Conried
Music by	Musical Direction/Supervision Jeff Alexander Choreography Alex Romero
Cinematography	William C. Mellor
Edited by	Conrad A. Nervig
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	United States: 14 August 1953 France: 25 December 1953 Belgium: 29 July 1955 Japan: 4 December 1960
Running time	72 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$470,000
Box office	$577,000

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (also called Casanova Junior) is a 1953 comedy musical film. The film is based on the same writings by Max Shulman as the subsequent television series, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Bobby Van played Gillis in this musical version, co-starring with Debbie Reynolds and Bob Fosse.

At Grainbelt University, a Midwestern university, freshman Dobie Gillis (Bobby Van) and his pal Charlie Trask (Bob Fosse) court cute coeds Pansy Hammer (Debbie Reynolds) and Lorna Ellingboe (Barbara Ruick). Pansy's wealthy father George (Hanley Stafford) can't stand Dobie and does everything in his power to keep them apart. Along the way, Dobie and Pansy manage to blow up the chemistry lab, while Dobie's officious English professor Pomfritt (Hans Conried) is misled to believe that the feckless Gillis is a literary genius.

According to MGM records the film earned $423,000 in the US and Canada and $154,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $131,000.