Editing Love and Kisses (film) (section)

==Production notes==
Ozzie Nelson bought the rights to Anita Rowe Block's 1963 [[stage play]] ''Love and Kisses'', with the intention of adapting it for the screen as a vehicle for his son Rick. He then made a deal with [[Universal Pictures]] to write, produce and direct the feature. Nelson also cast Rick's then-wife [[Kristin Nelson|Kristin]] as the love interest<ref>{{cite book|last=Homer|first=Sheree |title=Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer|year=2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-786-46060-1|page=79}}</ref> (Kristen also appeared as Rick's wife after they married in 1963 on ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'').<ref>{{cite book|editor=Newcomb, Horace|title=Encyclopedia of Television|edition=2|year=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-19479-6|page=1629}}</ref>

Singer-songwriter [[Sonny Curtis]] was hired to write two songs for the film, "Love and Kisses" and "Say You Love Me" with Kristen Nelson in mind. Rick Nelson recorded the songs which were released as a single. To promote the film and the songs, Nelson performed them on the television series ''[[Shindig!]]'' on November 13, 1965.<ref>Homer 2012 p.80</ref>