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Release Date:
18 November 1959 (USA)
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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
Awards:
3 wins
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
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Old Troy Network
(From New York Post. 26 January 2009, 11:21 PM, PST)
Actress Sandra Dee Dies at 62
(From IMDb News. 21 February 2005)
(From New York Post. 26 January 2009, 11:21 PM, PST)
Actress Sandra Dee Dies at 62
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | 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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| 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) |
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 | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1959) (USA) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- ClassicLine (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1967) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
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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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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."
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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.
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Quotes:
Sylvia Hunter:
We live in a glass house - we're not throwing any stones.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Beyond the Sea (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Bridal March
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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.