Bernardine

Bernardine (1957)

America's New Boy Friend Is On The Screen

A teenager pines for (and sings about) his dream girl.

Date of release
1957-07-24
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Henry Levin

Casting

Interesting facts

Bernardine is a 1957 American musical film directed by Henry Levin and starring Pat Boone in his feature film debut, Terry Moore, Dean Jagger, Dick Sargent, and Janet Gaynor. The 1952 play upon which the movie is based was written by Mary Coyle Chase, the Denver playwright who also wrote the popular 1944 Broadway play Harvey. The title song, with words and music by Johnny Mercer, became a hit record for Boone.

Production

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. Bernardine 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 Sargent received his first important screen role as Sanford. (Edd Byrnes reportedly also tested for the role.) Janet Gaynor was lured out of retirement to co-star as Sanford's mother.

Filming on Bernardine started February 4, 1957 and was completed on March 27, 1957.

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