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The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
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Though the film may be titled The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, Dobie -- that is,
Bobby Van
-- takes second billing to
Debbie Reynolds
. The scene is a Midwestern university, where freshman Dobie Gillis and his pal Charlie Trask (
Bob Fosse
) court cute coeds Pansy Hammer (
Debbie Reynolds
) and Lorna Ellingboe (
Barbara Ruick
). Pansy's wealthy father (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. With
Bobby Van
,
Debbie Reynolds
,
Bob Fosse
, and
Barbara Ruick
in the cast, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis simply has to have a few musical numbers in its repertoire -- and it does. The film was based on the novel by
Max Shulman
, which subsequently served as the basis for the popular TV series of the late '50s-early '60s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Hans Conried
Prof. Amos Pomfritt
Kathleen Freeman
Happy Stella
Archer MacDonald
Harry Doreas
Debbie Reynolds
Pansy Hammer
Barbara Ruick
Lorna Ellingboe
Almira Sessions
Aunt Naomi
Hanley Stafford
Mr. Hammer
Lurene Tuttle
Mrs. Hammer
Bobby Van
Dobie Gillis
Bob Fosse
Charlie Trask
Charles Lane
Prof. Obispo
Production Crew
Alex Romero
Choreography
William C. Mellor
Cinematographer
Don Weis
Director
Conrad A. Nervig
Editor
Jeff Alexander
Musical Direction/Supervision
Arthur M. Loew, Jr.
Producer
Max Shulman
Screenwriter
Year: 1953
Runtime: 74
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Produced by
MGM
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