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18 November 1959 (USA)
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A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples. full summary | add synopsis
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3 wins
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1 nomination
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Old Troy Network
(From New York Post. 26 January 2009, 11:21 PM, PST)
Actress Sandra Dee Dies at 62
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(From New York Post. 26 January 2009, 11:21 PM, PST)
Actress Sandra Dee Dies at 62
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Richard Egan | ... | Ken Jorgenson |
| Dorothy McGuire | ... | Sylvia Hunter |
| Sandra Dee | ... | Molly Jorgenson |
| Arthur Kennedy | ... | Bart Hunter |
 | Troy Donahue | ... | Johnny Hunter |
| Constance Ford | ... | Helen Jorgenson |
| Beulah Bondi | ... | Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble |
| Jack Richardson | ... | Claude Andrews |
| Martin Eric | ... | Todd Harper, Handyman at Pine Island Inn |
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130 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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UK:A (cut) |
West Germany:12 (f) (cut version) |
West Germany:18 (f) (original version) |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved (certificate #19324)
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Richard Egan's (Ken) impassioned speech to his wife about her disgraceful bigotry was so powerful that an entire packed audience at Radio City Music Hall gave it an immediate standing ovation.
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Continuity: Johnny (Troy Donahue) kisses Molly (Sandra Dee) in the garden with his arms wrapped around hers and hers encircling his lower chest. A close-up shows her arms wrapped around his neck.
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Bridal March
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I saw this movie as a teen in January 1960 and was totally mesmerized. So much so that I returned to watch it eight days in a row... It was so incredibly right for me at that time. Sandra Dee became like my goddess. I learned the dialogue practically by heart. I saw it again on DVD after 47 years. Very moving reminiscences. As the scenes unrolled it all came back, word for word. Few people seem to realize BTW(as to the music) that there are really two major themes in the film: the young love theme, which you hear for the first time around minute 15 (when Sandra is shown around the estate and its garden), and which while quite wonderful is relatively muted in comparison to the pop version (which should have somehow been included in the special features). And the quite different, and superb, main theme (slightly less than 2 minutes long) which opens the film. Frankly, in the context of the whole story I prefer the latter. The message of the movie remains as compelling as ever: there is nothing stronger than love, and love conquers all, or should. You bet! I don't know of any film which says it better.