Little Friend
(Lullaby to a Turkey)
1960



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Highlights
  • Written for the 1961 20th Century Fox film All Hands On Deck, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Pat Boone, Buddy Hackett and Barbara Eden.
  • In this light romantic comedy, Pat Boone plays a singing lieutenant who has to ship out to the Aleutians leaving his new love behind. Unbeknownst to the crew, they take off with a stowaway turkey, nurtured by a zany sailor. By the time the ship returns to Long Beach, Boone’s girlfriend has also smuggled herself aboard.
  • Screenplay by Jay Sommer, based on a novel by Donal R. Morris.
  • Tagline: “All hands on deck…for the song-and-fun hit of ’61!”



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