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Click
on the image at left to read a brief description of the 1958 Columbia Pictures
release starring Jill Corey as it appeared in Teen magazine. |
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Jill
shown here with Barbara Bostock and another member of the cast in a scene
from the movie. Click
here or on the image at left to see an entire page of Columbia Pictures
publicity stills for the movie Senior Prom.
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Columbia
Pictures ran a two-page promotional ad directed to residents of the Charlotte,
NC area in the December 27, 1958 issue of Motion Picture Herald,
a trade publication. Click here or on
the image at left to read all about the many and varied activities scheduled
in conjunction with the film's premiere in that area. |
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Sheet
music for Jill's 1958 hit song Big Daddy, which in the character
of Gay Sherridan, Jill sings to orchestra leader Freddy Martin in the finale
of the movie. Jill would go on to reprise her performance of the
song twice on the Ed Sullivan Show, once regaled in turn-of-the-century
costume against a background of the famous Red Dog Saloon in Juneau, Alaska. |
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Click
the image at left to see the complete set of theater cards issued by Columbia
Pictures promoting the movie. |
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Click
on the image at left and see the theater card used for Senior Prom
when it was shown in theaters in Mexico. |
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The
closest equivalent to an original cast recording issued by Columbia Records
for Senior Prom was a four-song extended play 45 on which
Jill sings but one song, Big Daddy. Click
here or on the image at left to learn more. |
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Courtesy
of a generous friend from Belleville, Ontario who prefers to remain anonymous,
we can offer high quality video clips of Jill with the five songs that
she sings in Senior Prom, including Jill's delightful version
of Big Daddy, her finale. Just click on the image at
left to find links to each of the clips. |
