Claim: Debbie Reynolds acted.

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis -LRB- also called Casanova Junior -RRB- is a 1953 comedy musical film . The film is based on the same writings by Max Shulman as the subsequent television series , The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis . Bobby Van played Gillis in this musical version , co-starring with Debbie Reynolds and Bob Fosse .