Senior Prom (1958) DVD-R

Starring Jill Corey, Paul Hampton, James Komack, Barbara Bostock, Tom
Laughlin
Directed by David Lowell Rich

Print: black/white
Runtime: 82 min.
Genre: musical
Print Quality: B

Senior Prom is another of those musical salads of the 1950s, heavy on the
guest stars but very light on plot. The story concerns the romance
between pretty high-schooler Gay Sherridan (Jill Corey) and wealthy
BMOC Carter Breed III (portrayed by future "Billy Jack" star-auteur Tom
Laughlin). Actually, the right boy for Gay is poor-but-likeable Tom Harper
(Paul Hampton), so guess who winds up taking Gay to the senior prom?
Well, nobody really cares, not with such topnotch musical talents on hand
as Louis Prima & Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witnesses, Connee
Boswell, Bob Crosby, Toni Arden, Jose Melis, Freddy Martin & His
Orchestra, Les Elgart, and even Mitch Miller. And, oh yes, Ed Sullivan
shows up too. Senior Prom was produced by Harry Romm and directed by
David Lowell Rich, the same team responsible for the Three Stooges'
comeback feature Have Rocket Will Travel; in fact, this musical's
associate producer was Moe Howard!