Pat Boone invented an imaginary girlfriend and Hollywood said 'yes, that's a movie.'
Acting
Pat Boone's sincerity is almost performance art
Score
Seven songs about a fictional woman, zero shame
Director
Henry Levin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pat Boone recorded the title song before filming and it became a #1 hit — audiences basically bought the soundtrack to a fake person.
This was Janet Gaynor's first film in 22 years; she won the first Best Actress Oscar in 1929 then dipped until teen musicals called her name.
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