A SUMMER PLACE at HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES

TITLE : A Summer Place
YEAR OF RELEASE : 1959
CLASSIFICATION : PG
DIRECTOR : Delmer Daves
STARRING : Sandra Dee, Troy Donahue, Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, Constance Ford, Beulah Bondi
TAGLINE : The Inn. The Guests. The Sensations.

TONY'S COMMENTS : "A Summer Place" is one of the first films to look closely at teenage love. Beautifully photographed & set on an island off the Maine coast, Dee & Donahue play the two teenage lovers whose parent's object to their romance. "A Summer Place" is a teen movie classic featuring excellent performances from the entire cast & a wonderful music score that has lasted the test of time. Considered by some to be one of the best teen love stories ever made. If you haven't seen it, don't miss it. It is an unforgettable romantic gem.

Until They Sail(1957) VHS
Emotional drama set in WWII New Zealand follows the lives of four sisters whose men have gone to war. Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Piper Laurie and Sandra Dee are the women dealing with loneliness, death and American soldiers (played by Paul Newman, Charles Drake and Wally Cassell). Directed by Robert Wise. 95 min.
Imitation Of Life [DVD](1959) DVD
Producer Ross Hunter's lush remake of the 1934 melodrama stars Lana Turner as an actress who puts her career ahead of daughter Sandra Dee. Juanita Moore plays Turner's black housekeeper, whose light-skinned daughter (Susan Kohner) leaves home to try and pass herself off as white. John Gavin, Robert Alda also star; Douglas Sirk directs. 124 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish.
The Snow Queen(1960) VHS
An enchanting animated version of Hans Christian Andersen's timeless tale of a young girl who journeys to a frigid land to find her friend, imprisoned by a heartless queen. Filmed in the USSR, the film was adapted for U.S. audiences with additional music, the voices of Sandra Dee, Tommy Kirk and Paul Frees, and an introduction by Art Linkletter. 70 min.
Come September [DVD](1961) DVD
Colorful romantic comedy stars Rock Hudson as an American businessman who arrives early for his annual September stay at his Italian villa and is shocked to find that the caretaker has been renting it out to vacationers, among them sexy Gina Lollobrigida. With Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Walter Slezak; look for a young Joel Grey. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.

A Summer Place [DVD](1959) DVD
Classic soap opera set in a scenic New England town where teenagers and adults discover love and its many entanglements. Richard Egan and Dorothy McGuire are the former lovers who carry on an affair behind their spouses' backs, while Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue play their respective children, engaged in their own romance. With Arthur Kennedy, Constance Ford, and that ever-hummable theme song. 130 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer.