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Director:
David Lowell Rich
Writers:
Raphael Hayes (writer)
James West (writer)
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Genre:
Musical
User Comments:
A great excuse to listen to Louis & Keely...as if you needed one... more

Cast

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Louis Prima ... Himself
Keely Smith ... Dorothy Spencer
James Gregory ... Father Burton
Henry Slate ... Marty Moran
Kim Charney ... Buzz
Barbara Heller ... Grace Dawson
Sam Butera ... Himself (as Sam Butera and the Witnesses)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
A great excuse to listen to Louis & Keely...as if you needed one..., 7 February 2000
Author: Heather Magee (Cari-8) from Virginia

Although highly entertaining, Hey Boy! Hey Girl! is not exactly Oscar material...but it doesn't need to be. The music of "The Wildest" Louis Prima is loosely tied together with just enough story to bring Keely into the picture. Now, this isn't the true story of Louis and Keely, but a kindly tale of a bandleader (who just happens to be named Louis Prima) who falls for a sweet homespun Catholic girl named Dorothy Spencer (Keely's full name is Dorothy Keely Smith) who is raising her young brother alone, is a wonderful cook and housekeeper, loves all children and coincidentally has a voice to soothe both crying babies and nightclub audiences. What self-respecting musical frontman could resist? Listen also for Keely's native Tidewater Virginia accent...unmistakable.

The film features some of the signature Prima music and Sam Butera and Witnesses are whooping it up as always. There's some pretty interesting lip-synching going on here, but actually it's surprisingly well done considering Louis never did a song the same way twice. This is a fair Prima primer, but the plot, well...put it this way---at least you always know who to cheer for.

Audiophiles will find that there are now some excellent CD's out there...try "Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima". A great opportunity to hear the ultimate version of "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"...

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