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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Sloan Wilson (novel)
Delmer Daves (writer)
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Release Date:
18 November 1959 (USA) more
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Plot:
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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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Old Troy Network
 (From New York Post. 26 January 2009, 11:21 PM, PST)

Actress Sandra Dee Dies at 62
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Cast

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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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eleanor Audley ... Mrs. Harrington (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford ... Dr. Matthias (uncredited)

Phil Chambers ... Sheriff (uncredited)
Peter Constanti ... Captain of Yacht (uncredited)
Richard Deacon ... Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Ann Doran ... Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)
Gertrude Flynn ... Mrs. Carter (uncredited)
Bonnie Franklin ... Girl in dormitory at Briarwood School for Girls (uncredited)
Everett Glass ... Dean (uncredited)
Robert Griffin ... Engelhardt (uncredited)
Howard Hoffman ... Justice of the Peace Alvin Frost (uncredited)
Cheryl Holdridge ... Girl in dormitory at Briarwood School for Girls (uncredited)
Lolita ... Singer in German version (uncredited)
Lewis Martin ... Doctor (uncredited)
Junius Matthews ... Mr. Hamble (uncredited)
Nancy Matthews ... Girl in dormitory at Briarwood School for Girls (uncredited)
Dale J. Nicholson ... Minister (uncredited)
Susan Odin ... Girl in dormitory at Briarwood School for Girls (uncredited)
Roberta Shore ... Anne Talbert (uncredited)
Arthur Space ... Ken's attorney (uncredited)
George Taylor ... Bart's attorney (uncredited)
Helen Wallace ... Wife (uncredited)
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Directed by
Delmer Daves 
 
Writing credits
Sloan Wilson (novel)

Delmer Daves (writer)

Produced by
Delmer Daves .... producer
 
Original Music by
Max Steiner 
 
Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Sr. 
 
Film Editing by
Owen Marks 
 
Art Direction by
Leo K. Kuter 
 
Set Decoration by
William L. Kuehl 
 
Costume Design by
Howard Shoup 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Russell Llewellyn .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Stanley Jones .... sound
 
Stunts
Lila Finn .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Murray Cutter .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Bert Stein .... dialogue supervisor
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
130 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
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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Trivia:
Max Steiner's main theme for this film is probably his best-known after his "Tara Theme" for "Gone With the Wind." As with "Tara's Theme," it has remained a favorite ever since, with several charting recordings. Percy Faith's version (American Columbia: 1960) went to Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960, remaining in that position for 9 weeks, becoming both the Number One Instrumental Hit of the Rock Era and the first instrumental to win the Grammy for Record of the Year. Other charting versions were by Billy Vaughn (Dot: 1960, peaking at #2), the Lettermen (Capitol: 1965, using Mack Discant's lyrics and peaking at #16), and the Ventures (Liberty: 1969, at #83). Faith himself re-recorded it, shortly before his death in 1976, in a disco arrangement entitled "Summer Place '76." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Molly is getting ready to go Christmas shopping with her mother, her mother begins to zip up the back of her dress. Molly breaks away and runs to bed to get letters, argues with her mother, still with her dress unzipped. When she runs to fireplace to burn the letters, her dress is zipped. more
Quotes:
Sylvia Hunter: We live in a glass house - we're not throwing any stones. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Beyond the Sea (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Bridal March more

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9 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Could be worse, 4 June 2001
Author: Wayne119

When "A Summer Place" opened in 1959, I was already so sick of the theme song, which was played constantly on the radio, that I avoided seeing the movie. But recently I happened to catch part of "A Summer Place" on the Turner Classic Movies channel and found out I really like it in some sort of way. The actors are beautiful, all of them, and the story can be enjoyed in the way that one enjoys a soap opera and then forgotten about.

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