I will admit that this is a rather squeakyclean tale. Pat boone stars as a potential juvenile delinquent who is sent to work on a kentucky farm. Bernardine is a 1957 american musical film directed by henry levin and starring pat boone, terry moore, dean jagger, dick sargent, and in her last film, after a 19year hiatus janet gaynor. Innocuous film has a few nice songs, good production values and old pros nolan and oconnell in support plus an appealing shirley.
Performed by pat boone, shirley jones, dolores michaels and bradford jackson as brad jackson. Cline, it was the fourth most popular movie of 1957 and stars pat boone, shirley jones, arthur oconnell, dolores. He also starred in the film, april love, which was released that same year. Before long, he is devoting himself to the task of training a horse to become a winning trotter. In this musicalized remake of 1944s home in indiana, pat boone stars as a potential. This same goes for mardi gras and april love as well so pat boone fans, beware. Shot in the lovely kentucky bluegrass country, the film is particularly. Director henry levins 1957 musical remake of home in indiana also stars shirley jones, arthur oconnell, jeanette nolan and dolores michaels. The movie april love was filmed in lexington in 1957. With pat boone, shirley jones, dolores michaels, arthur oconnell. Its a remake of an earlier fox hit, home in indiana 1944, with pat stepping into a part originally played by lon mcallister. He appeared as a regular performer on arthur godfrey and his friends from 1955 through 1957, and later hosted his own the pat boone chevy showroom, on thursday evenings. It was written as the theme song for a 1957 film of the same name starring pat boone and shirley jones and directed by henry levin helped by the release of the film, april love became a numberone hit in the united states for pat boone, and spent twentysix weeks in the billboard hot 100 charts it. After winning the academy award for best original song for the title theme to the 1955 film love is a many splendored thing, pop composer sammy fain and.
April love 1957 full movie download full hd youtube. Where is bernadine the best pat boone picture for fox. Boones sake, and the director and studio just decided to keep up with the controversy and pat, of course, does no beefcake down on the farm and the film ends. Published in the lexington leader on june 17, 1957. Pat boone and shirley jones during filming of april love. The main attraction is a 1962 british drama film directed by daniel petrie, written by john patrick, and starring pat boone, nancy kwan and mai zetterling. Released by dot records in 1957 dlp 9000 containing music from april love 1957. April love is the best of the trio with mardi gras second and all hands on deck in the rear. Well, some of us have been waiting for this movie to show on dvd with baited. His cover versions of africanamerican rhythm and blues hits had a noticeable effect on the development of the broad popularity of rock and roll.
High school students enter a fictional womans name bernardine mudd in a. With pat boone, terry moore, janet gaynor, dean jagger. Actor, singer, author and songwriter exodus pat boone was educated at david lipscombe college, north texas state college and columbia university from which he received a bachelor of science degree in 1958. Once you get over the image of squeaky clean pat boone, as a supposedly bad boy, youll have no trouble with the rest of the film. April love nick conover 1957 host 8 credits jump to. The music soundtrack was written by pat boonejeff corey and performed by pat boone himself. Timeless and reminiscent of a time long gone when you see the movies they make today wall the sex, foul language and violence. In this musicalized remake of 1944s home in indiana, pat boone stars as a potential juvenile delinquent who is sent to work on a kentucky farm. Cline, it was the fourth most popular movie of 1957 and stars pat boone, shirley jones, arthur oconnell, dolores michaels, matt crowley, jeanette nolan and bradford. In a 2007 interview on the 700 club, boone claimed that he is the greatgreatgreatgreat grandson of the american pioneer daniel boone in november 1953, when he was 19 years old, boone married chicagoborn tennesseean shirley lee foley april 24, 1934 january 11, 2019, also 19 years old, daughter of country music great red foley and his wife, singer judy martin. It was written as the theme song for a 1957 film of the same name starring pat boone and shirley jones and directed by henry levin. Watch the video for april love from pat boones 16 golden classics for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
April love is for the very young every stars a wishing star that shines for you april love is all the seven wonders one little kiss can tell you this is true sometimes an. After a minor runin with the law in chicago, nick conover pat boone is sent to live with his aunt and uncle on their horse farm in kentucky. Pat boone behind the sulky reminds me of my father who was drawn to the trotters because, unlike thoroughbred jockeys, men of normal height and weight can be drivers. High school students enter a fictional womans name bernardine mudd in a contest. The 1952 play upon which the movie is based was written by mary coyle chase, the denver playwright who also wrote the smash hit broadway play harvey. Pat boone has starred in over 15 movies, and has three stars on the hollywood walk of fame. April love, mardi gras, all hands on deck, and goodbye charlie. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Boone plays a city boy who falls in love with a kentucky farm girl. Its very nostalgic every april when i see the movie being shown once again, and the song april love by pat boone is still played on the radio. May 30, 2018 pat boone recalls nearkiss with shirley jones. Nick conover pat boone, a chicago youth, arrives at his aunt henrietta bruce jeanette nolan and uncle jed bruce arthur oconnell.
It has pat boone and shirley jones, two of the nicestlooking young singers to be. April love 1957, a popular, echt1950s musical melodrama, stars the. In 1957 pat boone would not only be invited to sing at president eisenhowers inaugural ball, but he would star in bernardine and april love, and go on to star in 1959s journey to the center of the earth, cementing his place in american cinema. Cream cheese musical with pat boone doing his elvis lite routine. When he meets applecheeked local girl shirley jones, boone decides that mending his ways might be an option.
Henry levin, shirley jones, dolores michaels, arthur o connell pat boone, david weisbart, winston miller. April love is a popular song with music by sammy fain and lyrics by paul francis webster. Stars pat boone, left and shirley jones, right, were photographed withdorothy dedee and carol leet of lexington. April love soundtrack from 1957, composed by sammy fain.
His career in entertainment began when he emceed a teenage talent show on radio and television in nashville, tennessee. Pat boone recalls nearkiss with shirley jones in april. A young man visiting his relatives farm in kentucky falls in love with their neighbor. Pat boone was even asked by his wife to not kiss shirley jones. April love is an american musical directed by henry levin and produced by david weisbart. April love 1957 nick conover bernardine 1957 arthur beau beaumont get. Jul 06, 2012 pat boone sings his top 10 hit single from dec 1957. The title song, with words and music by johnny mercer. Pat boone full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
But my memory of youth was closer to april love than that great nicholas ray directed classic. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Pat boone, shirley jones, debbie reynolds, the ames brothers april love tammy and the bachelor music. G em a7 d7 g d7 every stars a wishing star, that shines for you. Pat boone april love from the movie, april love 1957 by john1948ninee. Pat boone 1 episode, 1969 sydney tonight tv series 1968 1 episode, 1968. Yes, the 1944 home in indiana is a better movie, but its also a very different movie. April love is a musicalized remake of 1944s home in indiana. Celebrated singer and actor pat boone recalls when he was asked to kiss shirley jones in his 1957 musical romance film april love. Troubled youth nick conover pat boone got busted in chicago for joyriding in a stolen or. April love is light and easy to watch, a feel good movie. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. This collection features four of pats early movies while under contract with 20th century fox film studios.
The screenplay concerns an unscrupulous drifter who causes problems for a small european circus. From 19561963 boone accumulated nearly 54 chart appearances, many of them with twosided hits. April love 1957 boones second film is much more satisfactory, in part because it puts him front and center, but also because the material is more fool proof. Pat boone, shirley jones, dolores michaels, arthur.
The legendary pat boones april love became a numberone hit in the. April love is an american musical directed by henry levin and produced by david weisbart, based on the novel phantom filly by george agnew chamberlain new york, 1941. Nominated for an academy award, the films title song proved to be one of pat boones most durable hits. Nov 14, 2019 april love is a musicalized remake of 1944s home in indiana. Original song from the film of the same name with him and shirley.
When he meets applecheeked local girl shirley jones, boone decides that. Overview of april love, 1957, directed by henry levin, with pat boone, shirley jones, dolores michaels, at turner classic movies. He had his own film production company, cooga mooga productions. London records fl 1663,london american recordings fl 1663 format. Pat boone is related by blood or marriage to a number of well known people. A teenager pat boone, recently in trouble with the police, is sent to live with his aunt and uncle on their kentucky farm in order to rediscover lifes values. Also, a number of my classmates were in the crowd scenes especially the ones shown at the amusement park. The surprisingly interesting cinema of pat boone diabolique. The film soundtrack to tammy and the bachelor is also included on this disc, and it makes a good complement to april love. After winning the academy award for best original song for the title theme to the 1955 film love is a many splendored thing, pop composer sammy fain and lyricist paul francis webster reunited to write the theme for april love, a 1957 musical starring pat boone and shirley jones. April love 1957 a city boy pat boone moves to his uncles kentucky horse farm, where he courts a neighbor shirley jones and races a sulky.
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