It Happened at the World's Fair
Seen it?1963 | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 14% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Apartment, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1963: an older pace and style.
Mike Edwards and Danny Burke fly a cropduster, but due to Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitchhike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike cares for a small girl whose father has disappeared.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
14% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Norman Taurog
- Elvis PresleyMike Edwards
- Joan O'BrienDiane Warren
- Gary LockwoodDanny Burke
- Vicky TiuSue-Lin
- H.M. WynantVince Bradley
- Edith AtwaterMiss Steuben
- Guy RaymondBarney Thatcher
- Dorothy GreenMiss Ettinger
- Kam TongUncle Walter Ling
- Yvonne CraigDorothy Johnson