The Boy Friend

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The Boy Friend ★★★ 1971 (G)

Russell pays tribute to the Busby Berkeley Hollywood musical. Lots of charming dance numbers and clever parody of plot-lines in this adaptation of Sandy Wilson's stage play. Fun! ♫The Boy Friend; I Could Be Happy; Won't You Charleston With Me?; Fancy Forgetting; Sur La Plage; A Room in Bloomsbury; Safety in Numbers; It's Never Too Late to Fall in Love; Poor Little Pierette. 135m/C VHS . GB Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Moyra Fraser, Max Adrian, Vladek Sheybal, Georgina Hale, Tommy Tune; D: Ken Russell; W: Ken Russell; C: David Watkin. Golden Globes '72: Actress—Mus./Comedy (Twiggy).

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