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Pat Boone says he was talked into doing the film by [[Ray Stark]] who encouraged Boone to try a straight dramatic role. Boone agreed because Hollywood were making less musicals at the time. Stark and John Patrick wanted Boone's character to sleep with Nancy Kwan's. Boone was reluctant and refused to shoot a scene with them in bed together. However as he did not have script approval he filmed scenes which indicated his character slept with Kwan's.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pNQylJinyQsC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=%22pat+boone%22+%22yellow+canary%22+interview&source=bl&ots=dOr7i3jDh9&sig=04xgzHibPnIZOlNLzBLbIzqP4JI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCvbKjz9rJAhUIxWMKHWhlCJ0Q6AEIMzAE#v=onepage&q=%22pat%20boone%22%20%22yellow%20canary%22%20interview&f=false]</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:06, 14 December 2015
| The Main Attraction | |
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 1961 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Written by | John Patrick |
| Produced by | John Patrick |
| Starring | Pat Boone Nancy Kwan |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
| Music by | Andrew Adorian |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. |
Release date | January 1963 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Main Attraction is a 1962 British drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Pat Boone, Nancy Kwan and Mai Zetterling. The music soundtrack was written by Pat Boone/Jeff Corey and performed by Pat Boone himself.[1]
Synopsis
An unscrupulous drifter causes problems for a small European circus.
Plot Summary
The Main Attraction is a cute and romantic story, featuring the neat and wholesome Eddie (Pat Boone) who tries to transform himself into a cooler guy. Eddie works in an Italian café but is fired when he is caught hanging with some troublemakers. At the same time he meets Gina (Mai Zetterling) who is a ventriloquist in a visiting circus. Soon enough Eddie helps Gina out with her act and they become lovers. All is well until Eddie moves on to falling in love with another circus performer, Tessa (Nancy Kwan), which makes his life a lot more complicated.[2]
Cast
- Pat Boone as Eddie
- Nancy Kwan as Tessa
- Mai Zetterling as Gina
- Yvonne Mitchell as Elenora Moreno
- Kieron Moore as Ricco Moreno
- John Le Mesurier as Bozo
Production
Pat Boone says he was talked into doing the film by Ray Stark who encouraged Boone to try a straight dramatic role. Boone agreed because Hollywood were making less musicals at the time. Stark and John Patrick wanted Boone's character to sleep with Nancy Kwan's. Boone was reluctant and refused to shoot a scene with them in bed together. However as he did not have script approval he filmed scenes which indicated his character slept with Kwan's.[3]
References
External links
- The Main Attraction at IMDb
- The Main Attraction at the TCM Movie Database
- The Main Attraction at AllMovie
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