The Boy Friend [Boyfriend] (Original film program from the 1971 film)
by Ken Russell (director, screenwriter); Sandy Wilson (screenwriter); Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian (starring)
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London: Russflix / MGM, 1971. Original full-color film program for the 1971 film "The Boy Friend." Though not noted in any way, this copy belonged to screenwriter, director, and film ephemera collector Leonard Schrader.
Hal Erickson: "The Boy Friend" began life as Sandy Wilson's small-scale pastiche of British musical comedies of the 1920s. When the play was brought to America in 1954, its star was the teenage Julie Andrews. Because the musical required a minimum of sets, props, and costumes, it became a favorite of amateur theater groups throughout the world.
But director Ken Russell, notorious for his onscreen excesses, abandoned the film's simplicity, fashioning a humongous parody of the Busby Berkeley film musicals of the 1930s, staged on a scale that made Berkeley seem stylistically modest. Fashion model Twiggy plays Polly Browne, an aspiring musical comedy star, working as stage manager of a production. She is transformed into a star when she replaces leading lady Rita Monroe (Glenda Jackson, unbilled), who twists her ankle seconds before the curtain goes up. Christopher Gable, who plays Polly's on-stage leading man, also choreographed the lavish musical numbers.
8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine.
Hal Erickson: "The Boy Friend" began life as Sandy Wilson's small-scale pastiche of British musical comedies of the 1920s. When the play was brought to America in 1954, its star was the teenage Julie Andrews. Because the musical required a minimum of sets, props, and costumes, it became a favorite of amateur theater groups throughout the world.
But director Ken Russell, notorious for his onscreen excesses, abandoned the film's simplicity, fashioning a humongous parody of the Busby Berkeley film musicals of the 1930s, staged on a scale that made Berkeley seem stylistically modest. Fashion model Twiggy plays Polly Browne, an aspiring musical comedy star, working as stage manager of a production. She is transformed into a star when she replaces leading lady Rita Monroe (Glenda Jackson, unbilled), who twists her ankle seconds before the curtain goes up. Christopher Gable, who plays Polly's on-stage leading man, also choreographed the lavish musical numbers.
8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine.
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- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Boy Friend [Boyfriend] (Original film program from the 1971 film)
- Author
- Ken Russell (director, screenwriter); Sandy Wilson (screenwriter); Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian (starring)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Russflix / MGM
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Film Programs | Film Ephemera | 1970s Cinema | Comedy | Musical | Directors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Film Ephemera; Comedy; Film Programs; Directors; Musical;
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