It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.
This week’s musical:
Sing Boy Sing (1958) – Musical #825
Studio:
20th Century Fox
Director:
Henry Ephron
Starring:
Tommy Sands, Edmond O’Brien, Jerry Paris, Josephine Hutchinson, John McIntire, Lili Gentle, Regis Toomey, Diane Jergens, Tami Conner
Disc Jockeys as themselves: Art Ford, Bill Randle, Biff Collie
Plot:
Virgil Walker (Sands) is a teen heartthrob singer, whose life is controlled by his manager, Joseph Sharkey (O’Brien). Sharkey also keeps Virgil isolated from his family, with the help of press agent, Arnold Fisher (Paris). Virgil was raised in a small town by his pastor grandfather (McIntire). When Virgil’s grandfather becomes ill, Sharkey tries to keep Virgil from knowing and away from his family, fearing his grandfather will turn Virgil against his “sinful” singing career.
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