The affairs of dobie gillis 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bobby van played gillis in this musical version, costarring with debbie reynolds and bob fosse. The research materials of this book are american, british, french and german films about school and. The many loves of dobie gillis tv series 19591963 the. The affairs of dobie gillis is a 1953 comedy musical film directed by don weis. Buy the affairs of dobie gillis dvd full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound at.
Released 1953, the affairs of dobie gillis stars debbie reynolds, bobby van, hans conried, lurene tuttle the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Watch the many loves of dobie gillis full episodes online. Original mgm one sheet poster 27x41 for the don weis musical comedy, the affairs of dobie gillis 1953 starring debbie reynolds, bobby van, barbara ruick, and bob fosse. The affairs of dobie gillis 1953 soundtracks on imdb. Quite obviously, the affairs of dobie gillis is a lowbudget mgm programmer, but it does have an attractive and energetic cast, especially the four leads. Dobie falls for student pansy hammer debbie reynolds, while charlie sets his. He was first brought to life in the movie the affairs of dobie gillis in 1953, but the most memorable portrayal of dobie was by dwayne hickman in the fourseason tv sitcom the many loves of dobie gillis, which premiered in september of 1959. At one point, bob fosse says to bobby van, you are a living doll. The many loves of dobie gillis watch full episodes and clips search. The movie is based on max shulmans short stories compiled into the many loves of dobie gillis. The many loves of dobie gillis was not dwayne hickmans first major role on.
Steve franken, a character actor whose long career included playing the spoiled young millionaire chatsworth osborne jr. The affairs of dobie gillis 1953 when he arrives to college, dobie gillis bobby van becomes friends and roommates with charlie trask bob fosse. Not a bad preoccupation for singing lovebirds dobie bobby van and pansy debbie reynolds. However, it was her first leading role in 1952 at age 19, as kathy selden in singin in the rain, that set her on the path to fame. Overview of the affairs of dobie gillis, 1953, directed by don weis, with debbie reynolds, bobby van, barbara ruick, at turner classic movies. Gillis college a former seminary in edinburgh, scotland the many loves of dobie gillis, a 1951 collection of short stories and a 19591963 american tv series uss gillis dd260 19191945, a clemsonclass destroyer in the united states navy. The affairs of dobie gillis full frame, manufactured on. Grainbelt university has one attraction for dobie gillis women, especially. Following its release, shulman set about attempting to. School and university in the mirror of american, british, french and. Two french journalists become embroiled in a criminal plot in. This is the place to come for trips down tv nostalgia lane. Metrogoldwynmayer produced the first media adaptation of the many loves of dobie gillis in 1953 as the affairs of dobie gillis, a blackandwhite musical film starring debbie reynolds, bob fosse, and bobby van as dobie gillis. Buy the affairs of dobie gillis microsoft store enca.
The series revolved around the life of teenageryoung adult dobie gillis, who. This film is set at a midwestern university, where freshman dobie gillis and his pal charlie trask court cute coeds pansy hammer and lorna ellingboe. The character of dobie gillis first appeared in a 1951 collection of short stories by max shulman, who also adapted the screenplay from this collection. Debbie reynolds plays the freshfaced ingenue pansy. Yet who can blame them for having fun, fun, fun in this musical comedy. Publication date 2011 topics tobacco, cigarette, browse by keywords in ucsf industry videos. The affairs of dobie gillis dvdr 1953 warner archive. On the most superficial level, animal house was no more profound than such collegiate comedies of an earlier era as too many girls 1940, good news 1947, or the affairs of dobie gillis 1953, and even less serious than apartment for peggy 1948 or mr. The series revolved around the life of teenageryoung adult dobie gillis, who, along. Dobie gillis theme song dobie by lionel newman and max shulman. The affairs of dobie gillis inspired a television show, the many loves of dobie gillis, which starred dwayne hickman as dobie and ran on the cbs network from 19591963.
The many loves of dobie gillis discussion moviechat. Original affairs of dobie gillis, the 1953 movie poster. The many loves of dobie gillis edited title archive. The many loves of dobie gillis aired from 1959 to 1963 on cbs. Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. My sister and i were avid viewers of both dobie gillis and car 54 many many years ago, but neither has popped into my mind for many decades. Dobie has an almost singular focus on the opposite sex, more often than not the object of his affection being the beautiful but money hungry thalia menninger, who in turn often. Although at the shows debut the dobie character was a teenager in high school, hickman was then 25 years old. Dobie gillis rare unseen pilot footage the many loves of dobie gillis theme song. Sensitive teenager dobie gillis exasperates his grocer father herbert t.
They also operated a grocery store at the same address. National lampoons animal house by john landis john. And chemistry of the test tube and bunsenburner kind. The affairs of dobie gillis 1953 don weis, debbie reynolds, bobby van, barbara ruick august 16, 2018 grainbelt university has one attraction for dobie gillis women, especially pansy hammer. Though never a top 20 sitcom, it was pleasant and funny, enjoyed a reasonably healthy fourseason run on cbs from 195963, and was popular in reruns. The film is based on the short stories by max shulman collected as the many.
The many loves of dobie gillis tv series 19591963 imdb. Hello, im dobie gillis, and i love girls tall ones, short ones, blonde ones, dark ones, any kind of girl based on the novels created by max shulman, this television classic starred dwayne hickman as dobie, a middleclass 17yearold whose main goal in life was to find the girl of his dreams, bob denver gilligans island costars as dobies beatnik. Dobie gillis dwayne hickman was an ordinary highschool student who wanted simple things in life. Our favorite show was its a mans world, which premiered 1962 and was canceled just a few months later. Two french journalists become embroiled in a criminal plot in new york city. Dancerchoreographerdirector bob fosse 19271987 made his feature film debut in the film. Debbie reynolds performing you cant do wrong doin right in the affairs of dobie gillis 1953, dir. Girlcrazy teenager dobie gillis was a character created by writer max shulman in the 1940s. Other notable successes include the affairs of dobie gillis 1953, susan slept here read more.
The many loves of dobie gillis is an american sitcom that aired on cbs from 1959 to 1963. The affairs of dobie gillis, is a lightweight entertainment and a pleasant viewing. What it did do was take audiences back to that earlier. Krebs, whose passion was to avoid work at any cost popularized the idea of the protohippie, and frank faylen and florida friebus, as dobies. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His best friend was an oddball beatnik named maynard g. Carousel wikipedia, the free encyclopedia a carousel from french carrousel, from italian carosello. Full list of 1959 movies and tv shows streaming online reelgood. The many loves of dobie gillis watch full episodes and. Dobie has an almost singular focus on the opposite sex. Watch all 40 the many loves of dobie gillis episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. When he arrives to college, dobie gillis bobby van becomes friends and roommates with charlie trask bob fosse. Directed by 9 writing credits 38 cast 458 produced by 5 music by 1 cinematography by 3 film editing by 3 art direction by 6 set decoration by 6 production management 2 second unit director or assistant director 3. The working title of this film was the many loves of dobie gillis.
Grainbelt university has one attraction for dobie gillis women, especially pansy hammer. The film is based on the short stories by max shulman collected as the many loves of dobie gillis also the title of the later tv series. The danny thomas show is an american sitcom which ran from 19531957 on abc and. But they may want to add more to their cranial cogitations. An english essay which almost revolutionizes english instruction, and dobies role in a chemistry lab explosion convinces mr. And bobby van wasis a living doll, who shouldve been turned into a star. Those stories were turned into the 1953 musical comedy film, the affairs of dobie gillis. The series and several episode scripts were adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the same name, written by max shulman, who had also written a feature film adaptation of his short stories for mgm in 1953, the affairs of dobie gillis. The many loves of dobie gillis the complete series. Absent from aodg is dobies endless philosophizing in front of a marble statue. Rights and availability this title can be licensed and sold throughout canada, the united states. With dwayne hickman, bob denver, frank faylen, florida friebus.
He played dobie for four years with fellow former loyola student bob denver as his sidekick, maynard g. The many loves of dobie gillis, dobie gillis for short, was another such program. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The gillis familys home address was 285 norwood street. The affairs of dobie gillis, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound, musicals theatrical, comedyclassic, 883316395707. Gillis and is the apple of his mother winnie gillis eye.
Krebs bob denver who sported a goatee and was allergic to work. With debbie reynolds, bobby van, barbara ruick, bob fosse. The many loves of dobie gillis season 1 episode guide on. The many loves of dobie gillis full length plays browse. Classic tv shows many loves of dobie gillis, fiftiesweb. Absent from aodg is dobie s endless philosophizing in front of a marble statue. All in all, i recommend the affairs of dobie gillis to even the most casual fan of the tv series, and to anyone who likes college slapstickromance from the 50s. Available to watch free online tubi, stream on a popular.