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It Happened at the World's Fair

- Swinging higher than the space needle with the gals and the songs at the famous Worlds Fair!

Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes care of a small girl whose father has disappeared. Being a ladies' man, he also finds the time to court a young nurse.

Release Date : 1963-04-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Ted Richmond ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Mike Edwards

Original Name : Elvis Presley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diane Warren

Original Name : Joan O'Brien

Gender : Female

Character Name : Danny Burke

Original Name : Gary Lockwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sue-Lin

Original Name : Vicky Tiu

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vince Bradley

Original Name : H.M. Wynant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Steuben

Original Name : Edith Atwater

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barney Thatcher

Original Name : Guy Raymond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Ettinger

Original Name : Dorothy Green

Gender : Female

Character Name : Uncle Walter Ling

Original Name : Kam Tong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dorothy Johnson

Original Name : Yvonne Craig

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacqueline deWit

Gender : Female

Character Name : Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)

Original Name : Kurt Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Johnson (uncredited)

Original Name : Olan Soule

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Garland (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Thorson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred (uncredited)

Original Name : Red West

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress (uncredited)

Original Name : Paula Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Pete Kellett

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Mellomen (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Mellomen (uncredited)

Original Name : Thurl Ravenscroft

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-02-14

_**Elvis as a small plane pilot at the World’s Fair in Seattle**_ Because of the gambling debts of his partner (Gary Lockwood), a crop-dusting pilot in Washington State (Presley) is forced to hitchhike to the World’s Fair in Seattle to find work to get his plane back. While Danny tries to get cash playing poker, Mike takes care of a small Asian girl while pursuing an attractive hard-to-get nurse (Joan O'Brien). "It Happened at the World's Fair" (1963) was Elvis' 12th movie of the 31 he did. He was in his prime here, lean and charismatic. Unfortunately, this is one of the lesser Presley flicks. Sure, it’s interesting seeing the real-life World’s Fair in Seattle, 1962, and there are some interesting bits, like the song “Relax,” a brawl with gamblers, the two protagonists hitchhiking to Seattle, and Elvis as a babysitter, but the story somehow lacks pizzazz. On the female front, Joan O'Brien is too straight-laced and standoffish to stir interest, not to mention she seems too old for the role even though she’s a year younger than Elvis. Thankfully, a youthful Yvonne Craig is on hand for an amusing sequence early on. Despite the negatives, like most Elvis flicks this one takes you back to more innocent, fun times. It’s pleasant enough, but kinda dull and deservedly obscure in his oeuvre. The film runs 1 hour, 45 minutes, and was shot in the greater Seattle area with other stuff done at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, California. GRADE C