Bop Girl (1957)
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Also known as Bop Girl, this diverting musical time capsule features several of the best Calypso performers of the late 1950s. Real-life jazz musician Bobby Troup stars as a college music student, writing a graduate thesis on rock 'n' roll. For research purposes, Troup persuades nightclub singer Judy Tyler to perform one of her numbers to a calypso beat. Before you can say "Harry Belafonte", a brand-new musical craze is born. The veteran supporting cast includes Lucien Littlefield as Bobby Troup's professor mentor, former 20th Century-Fox starlet Margo Woode as a eugenics expert, and George "Joe McDoakes" O'Hanlon as comedy relief. Among the musical acts are the Mary Kaye Trio, The Goofers, the Lord Flea Calypsonians, Nino Tempo, The Titans and The Cubanos. Bop Girl Goes Calypso was the final film appearance of up-and-coming actress Judy Tyler, who was killed in a particularly nasty car accident shortly after filming wrapped. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Judy Tyler - Jo Thomas
- Margo Woode - Marion Hendricks
- George O'Hanlon - Barney
- Judy Harriet - Young Girl Singer
- Eddie Kafafian - Taxi Driver
- Jerry Frank - Record Company Reps.
- Bobby Troup - Robert Hilton
- Lucien Littlefield - Professor Winthrop
- Jerry Barclay - Jerry
- Gene O'Donnell - Drunk
- George Sawava - Record Company Reps.
- Nino Tempo - Musical Acts
- Director(s):
- Howard W. Koch
- Writer(s):
- Arnold Belgard
- Producer(s):
- Aubrey Schenk
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