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Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957)

1957-07-01 · 1h 20m · EN
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Give your hips a rhythm to sway to!

Bop Girl Goes Calypso is a 1957 American United Artists film directed by Howard W. Koch and starring Judy Tyler. It featured Calypso music, and music by the Bobby Troup Trio and bassist Jim Aton. The calypso craze of the late 1950s drives this fun musical about grad student Bob Hilton (Bobby Troup), who sets out to prove that rock 'n' roll and bop are going the way of the dinosaur, to be replaced by the refreshing rhythms of calypso.

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Howard W. KochDirector

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Judy TylerJudy TylerJo ThomasBobby TroupBobby TroupRobert HiltonMargo WoodeMargo WoodeMarion HendricksMary KayeMary KayeHerself (as Mary Kaye Trio)The GoofersThe GoofersThemselvesLord FleaLord FleaSelfNino TempoNino TempoSelfLucien LittlefieldLucien LittlefieldProf. WinthropGeorge O'HanlonGeorge O'HanlonBarneyJered BarclayJered BarclayJerry (as Jerry Barclay)Judy HarrietJudy HarrietYMCA Rehearsal Singer

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MusicalCalypsoRock 'n' roll

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Genre affinityMusicTheme affinityMusical · Calypso · Rock N RollPacingShortDirector preference114806Actor preference246489 · 295067 · 78867Country preferenceUs

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What is Bop Girl Goes Calypso about?

Bop Girl Goes Calypso is a 1957 American United Artists film directed by Howard W. Koch and starring Judy Tyler. It featured Calypso music, and music by the Bobby Troup Trio and bassist Jim Aton. The calypso craze of the late 1950s drives this fun musical about grad student Bob Hilton (Bobby Troup), who sets out to prove that rock 'n' roll and bop are going the way of the dinosaur, to be replaced by the refreshing rhythms of calypso.

How long is Bop Girl Goes Calypso?

Bop Girl Goes Calypso has a runtime of 80 minutes.