
It Happened at the World's Fair
Swinging higher than the space needle with the gals and the songs at the famous Worlds Fair!
A lighthearted, music-filled romantic comedy set against the 1963 Seattle World's Fair, built on charm, optimism, and the warmth of unexpected connections.
Mike Edwards and Danny Burke fly a cropduster, but due to Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitchhike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike cares for a small girl whose father has disappeared.
Essence
Ensemble

Elvis Presley
Mike Edwards

Joan O'Brien
Diane Warren

Gary Lockwood
Danny Burke

Vicky Tiu
Sue-Lin

H.M. Wynant
Vince Bradley

Edith Atwater
Miss Steuben

Guy Raymond
Barney Thatcher

Dorothy Green
Miss Ettinger

Kam Tong
Uncle Walter Ling

Yvonne Craig
Dorothy Johnson

Jacqueline deWit
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

Kurt Russell
Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


































