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Director:
Philip Dunne
Writers:
Philip Dunne (writer)
James Leo Herlihy (play)
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Release Date:
30 October 1959 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
How could it happen to Janet...so shy, so young, and so much like yourself? Where did she go wrong... and why... WHY... WHY? more
Plot:
Arthur Bartley and Janet Willard are fairly typical 1950s teenagers. Their lives are turned upside down however when Janet becomes pregnant... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Two Thumbs UP; Where IS it? more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Carol Lynley ... Janet Willard
Brandon De Wilde ... Arthur Bartley
Macdonald Carey ... Maj. Malcolm Bartley, Ret.
Marsha Hunt ... Jessie Bartley
Warren Berlinger ... Ernie
Buck Class ... Axel Sorenson
Nina Shipman ... Lillian Bartley
Vaughn Taylor ... Professor Willard
Roberta Shore ... Cherie
Mary Young ... Aunt Bidda
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blue Jeans (UK)
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Runtime:
USA:89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This originally began as a Broadway play in 1958 written by "Midnight Cowboy" author James Leo Herlihy more
Soundtrack:
Who, Baby? more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Two Thumbs UP; Where IS it?, 6 December 2004
Author: Richard Bennett from Irving, Texas

I saw this black & white film back in the early 70's on television, when they used to show movies in the afternoon, and not hours of info-mercials...!

It's stuck with me all of these years; I'd like to see it again. Where IS it? Carol Lynley is a be-a-u-tiful little thing, and Brandon De Wilde was good also (it was good to see him in something besides SHANE).

I was a young teenager when I viewed the film; it did play like a "Father Knows Best" episode, but I didn't expect it to go so far, even to include an unexpected teenage pregnancy...! We barely understood the consequences of that issue in the public school at the time, quite a surprise to see it on television (then).

It made an impression on me as a youth; I'd like to see it again, but don't know why it's not available... if the movie studios can put "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" on DVD (or even VHS), why can't they put this nice little play on plastic? What's the hold-up?

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