IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR!(1963):
This is really a cute movie! And probably one of
the most darling young girls in any movie is in it!
Again not a lot of drama, but it has a plot, and
some good humor, tho' the songs are pretty
forgettable!
This also has a very young Kurt Russell in it in
a short role! B+
From another reviewer at Amazon:
The novelty backdrop of the 1962 Seattle
World's Fair lends wonderful space-age
scenery to this Elvis vehicle. The King
co-stars with a pre-2001 Gary Lockwood
as freelance pilots stranded in Seattle,
where Elvis spends more time babysitting
a little kid than panting after ostensible
love interest Joan O'Brien. There's more
plot than usual for a Presley picture,
which in this case is not a good thing,
and the songs are pallid, save "One
Broken Heart for Sale." The real kick
is the futuristic look of the World's
Fair, as personified by Seattle's Space
Needle and Monorail (both of which
serve as backdrops for EP songs). Just
three years out of the Army, Elvis's
persona is thoroughly square and tame,
ruffled only by the occasional comic
double-take. And yes indeed, that is
little Kurt Russell, future star of Elvis,
kicking the King in the shins in a couple
of scenes. --Robert Horton