Bernardine (film)

Bernardine is a 1957 film directed by Henry Levin and starring Pat Boone, Terry Moore, Dean Jagger, Dick Sargent, and in her last film, after a 19year absence Janet Gaynor. 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. The title song, with words and music by Johnny Mercer, became a hit record for Boone.

Sanford declares he intends to take a date to see bongo king Jack Costanzo perform at the Black Cat Club. The boys call the information operator once again and ask for the fictional Bernardines phone number. A young operator, Jean, answers the phone and so Sanford goes to the telephone office to ask her for a date. Jean accepts.Buddy Adler of 20th Century Fox bought the film rights in 1955 as a vehicle for Robert Wagner. However the film 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 multipicture contract with Fox. Bernadine was to be the fist movie. ........

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