The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

1971 | 2h 16m | Musical, Comedy | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

The star has injured an ankle, but the show -- and inexperienced assistant stage manager Polly Browne -- must go on. Break a leg, kid. And don't let the presence of Hollywood director and talent scout Mr. De Thrill add any pressure.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Ken Russell

CAST

Twiggy

Christopher Gable

Max Adrian

Bryan Pringle

Murray Melvin

Moyra Fraser

Georgina Hale

Vladek Sheybal

Tommy Tune

PRODUCERS

Ken Russell

WRITERS

Ken Russell

Sandy Wilson

Host Intros

01:50
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Boy Friend (1971)
Intro Aired: Sep 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Boy Friend, 1971.

Related Videos

03:48
Boy Friend, The (1971) -- (Movie Clip) I Can Act Posh!
Clip
Slowly gaining confidence, understudy Polly (Twiggy), backstage with haughty Percy (Bryan Pringle), then on stage with his wife Moyra (Moyra Fraser), shooting on location at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, in Ken Russell's The Boyfriend, 1971.
04:14
Boy Friend, The (1971) -- (Movie Clip) Do It For Them!
Clip
Assistant stage manager and understudy Polly (Twiggy) gets cliche` last-minute advice from director Max (Max Adrian), with colleagues (Antonia Ellis, Caryl Little), working up to the first version of Sandy Wilson's title tune, in Ken Russell's The Boyfriend, 1971.
03:43
Boy Friend, The (1971) -- (Movie Clip) If We Only Had Money!
Clip
Small-time director Max (Max Adrian) imagines what he might manage with more money, leading to a reprise of composer Sandy Wilson's title song, featuring the company, Tommy Tune, and under-study Twiggy (here "Polly"), in Ken Russell's The Boy Friend, 1971.

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