It Happened at the World's Fair | |
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Directed by | Norman Taurog |
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Produced by | Ted Richmond |
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Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
Edited by | Fredric Steinkamp Don Guidice (uncredited) |
Music by | Leith Stevens |
Production company | Ted Richmond Productions |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,500,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
It Happened at the World's Fair is a 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as a crop-dusting pilot. It was filmed in Seattle, Washington, site of the Century 21 Exposition. The governor of Washington at the time, Albert Rosellini, suggested the setting to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executives. The film made $2.25 million at the box office.[2] Kurt Russell had a small uncredited role in his film debut.[3]