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title: 'It Happened at the World''s Fair (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Norman Taurog'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/it-happened-at-the-worlds-fair-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057191/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)

1963 · 105 min · Adventure, Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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. Kurt Russell had a small uncredited role in his film debut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Norman Taurog](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-taurog)
- **Screenplay:** [Seaman Jacobs](https://cinepixo.com/people/seaman-jacobs)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leith Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/leith-stevens)
- **Producer:** [Ted Richmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-richmond)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruttenberg)
- **Editor:** [Fredric Steinkamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-steinkamp)

## Cast

- [Elvis Presley](https://cinepixo.com/people/elvis-presley) as Mike Edwards
- [Red West](https://cinepixo.com/people/red-west)
- [Jacqueline deWit](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-dewit)
- [Joan O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-o-brien)
- [Bill Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-quinn)
- [Olan Soule](https://cinepixo.com/people/olan-soule)
- [Dorothy Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-green)
- [Kam Tong](https://cinepixo.com/people/kam-tong)
- [Edith Atwater](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-atwater)
- [George Cisar](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-cisar)
- [Don Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-brodie)
- [Kurt Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-russell)
- [Yvonne Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-craig)
- [Gary Lockwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-lockwood)

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