High Time
Original 1960 film poster
Directed by	Blake Edwards
Produced by	Charles Brackett
Written by	Garson Kanin (story) Frank Waldman and Tom Waldman (screenplay)
Starring	Bing Crosby Fabian Tuesday Weld Nicole Maurey Richard Beymer
Music by	Henry Mancini
Cinematography	Ellsworth Fredericks
Editing by	Robert L. Simpson
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	September 16, 1960
Running time	103 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

High Time is a 1960 collegiate comedic film, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bing Crosby. The film is told from the perspective of a middle-aged man who enters the world of a new generation of postwar youth. In the years since its release, High Time has come to be viewed as a comedic study of the slowly emerging generation gap between the music and mores of an older generation and postwar youth, as well as an inadvertent time capsule of American adolescents and lifestyles of America in 1960. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 404 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 741 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Movie poster advertisement for High Time - © 1960 20th Century Fox For an article about a film, the original theatrical advertisement poster is one of the most... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Charles Brackett (November 26, 1892-March 9, 1969) was an accomplished movie screenwriter and movie producer. ... Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Fabian on Hollywood Squares, 1979 Fabiano Anthony Forte, who performed as Fabian, (born February 6, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... Tuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. ... Richard Beymer-1961 Richard Beymer (born February 20, 1938, in Avoca, Iowa) is an American actor. ... Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was an Academy Award winning American composer, conductor and arranger. ... Robert Leatham Simpson (b. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... // 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr declared Prince of Wales by his followers. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ...

Plot

After the death of his wife, wealthy restauranteur Harvey Howard (Crosby), a self-made man, decides to go back to college at 51 years of age and earn a bachelor's degree. He faces initial opposition from his grown (and pretentious) children, as well as a generation gap between himself and his much younger fellow students. Along the way, he fends off the attentions of college coeds while trying his best to fit in with his youthful classmates and earn their respect. He eventually falls in love with his French professor, and the romance causes further complications to his scholastic ambitions.

Background

High Time was scripted by Garson Kanin, Frank Waldman, and Tom Waldman. It was originally titled "Big Daddy", with the starring role to be played by Gary Cooper. When Cooper's terminal illness forced him to decline the role, Bing Crosby was signed as lead, and the script was revised to his requirements. It was filmed in Stockton, California at the University Of The Pacific, Stockton Junior High School, Amos Alonzo Stagg Senior High School and other locations in Stockton. Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of English heritage. ... Nickname: Motto: Stocktons Great, Take A Look! Location in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Joaquin County Incorporated 1850 Government  - Mayor Edward J. Chavez  - City Manager J. Gordon Palmer, Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Cast

• Bing Crosby .... Harvey Howard
• Fabian .... Gil Sparrow
• Tuesday Weld .... Joy Elder
• Nicole Maurey .... Prof. Helene Gauthier
• Richard Beymer .... Bob Bannerman
• Patrick Adiarte .... T.J. Padmanagham
• Yvonne Craig .... Randy 'Scoop' Pruitt
• Jimmy Boyd .... Robert Higgson
• Gavin MacLeod .... Professor Thayer
• Kenneth MacKenna .... President Byrne of Pinehurst
• Nina Shipman .... Laura Howard
• Angus Duncan .... Harvey Howard Jr.
• Paul von Schreiber .... Crump
• Harold Ayer .... Student
• Jimmy Baya .... Band Leader
• Carla Borelli .... Harvey Jr.'s Date at Ball
• Harry Carter .... Harvey's Chauffeur
• Alvin Childress .... Guest Announcer at Judge Carter's Ball
• Donald Cockburn .... Basketball Coach
• Dick Crockett .... Bones McKinney
• Douglass Dumbrille .... Judge Carter
• Gregg Dunn .... Bit Role
• Opal Euard .... Mrs. Carter
• Frank Fowler .... Professor
• Don Gazzaniga .... Bit Role
• Ruby Goodwin .... Dr. Byrne's Maid
• Ray Hamilton .... Laura's Date at Ball
• John Page Harrington .... Heazlett
• Linda Hutchings .... Bit Role
• Byron Kane .... Professor
• Jean Paul King .... Professor
• James Lanphier .... Burdick, Maitre D' at Harvey Howard's
• Johnny Lee .... Servant at Judge Carter's Ball
• Mary Patton .... Matron
• Edward T. Peckham .... Professor
• Ray A. Rustigan .... Hedgepeth
• Art Salter .... Gas Station Attendant
• Jeffrey Sayre .... Helps Harvey from Floor at Dance
• Frank J. Scannell .... Auctioneer at College
• Elisabeth Talbot-Martin .... Matron
• Emerson Treacy .... Professor
• Janice Trotter .... Student
• Irene Vernon .... Matron
• Ernestine Wade .... Judge Carter's Maid
• H.E. West .... Bit Role

Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Fabian on Hollywood Squares, 1979 Fabiano Anthony Forte, who performed as Fabian, (born February 6, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... Tuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. ... Richard Beymer-1961 Richard Beymer (born February 20, 1938, in Avoca, Iowa) is an American actor. ... Ho-Jon is a fictional character in the film M*A*S*H, where he was played by Kim Atwood, and the television series M*A*S*H, where he was played by Patrick Adiarte. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Jimmy Boyd (born January 9, 1939) is an American singer, musician, and actor. ... Gavin MacLeod (born February 28, 1930) is an American actor, notable for playing Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat. ... Douglass Dumbrille (October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was an actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. ... Emerson Treacy (born September 17, 1900; died January 10, 1967) was a film, Broadway and radio actor. ... Irene Vernon is an actress who was born in the United States on January 16th 1922. ...

External links

• High Time at the Internet Movie Database
• High Time at All Movie Guide