Fifty years after its release, this film has remained the last feature film acting role of Connie Francis.
An MGM musical remake of the original Girl Crazy (1943), starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. Keeps the George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin songs from the original movie, with updated arrangements.
The comedy duo of Pepper Davis and Tony Reese were appearing at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas at the time of this production. They shot their scenes over two days in the daytime and then commuted back to Las Vegas for their evening show.
A contemporary article in the Los Angeles Times noted that when Herman's Hermits arrived at the MGM Studios, police had to be called to quell enthusiastic crowd of fans. The band shot their scenes in two or three days and then departed for an appearance in New York City.
The third of three Connie Francis films to include the phrase "the boys" in the title. The other two are Where the Boys Are (1960) and Follow the Boys (1963).
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