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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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Publicity
still from the final scene in the film showing Jill with other members
of the cast, including orchestra leader Freddy Martin (extreme left) to
whom Jill sings her hit song Big Daddy.
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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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