Bop Girl Goes Calypso
Give your hips a rhythm to sway to!
1957 · 1h 20m · Approved
Music
Directed by
Howard W. Koch
Overview
A sociologist tries to convince a "bop" singer to switch to calypso, much to the ire of her Hollywood nightclub manager.
Director and cast
- Howard W. Koch Director
- Judy Tyler as Jo Thomas
- Bobby Troup as Robert Hilton
- Margo Woode as Marion Hendricks
- Mary Kaye as Herself (as Mary Kaye Trio)
- The Goofers as Themselves
- Lord Flea as Self
- Nino Tempo as Self
- Lucien Littlefield as Prof. Winthrop
- George O'Hanlon as Barney
- Jered Barclay as Jerry (as Jerry Barclay)
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