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A Summer Place is a 1959 American romantic drama film based on Sloan Wilson's 1958 novel of the same name, about teenage lovers from different classes who get back together 20 years later, and then must deal with the passionate love affair of their own teenage children by previous marriages.
- Dorothy McGuire
Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001)...
- Richard Egan
Richard Egan (July 29, 1921 – July 20, 1987) was an American...
- Sandra Dee
Sandra Dee (born Alexandra Cymboliak Zuck; [1] April 23,...
- Troy Donahue
Troy Donahue (born Merle Johnson Jr., January 27, 1936 –...
- Arthur Kennedy
John Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914 – January 5, 1990)...
- Sloan Wilson
Wilson published 15 books, including the bestsellers The Man...
- Dorothy McGuire
A Summer Place: Directed by Delmer Daves. With Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Arthur Kennedy. 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.
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- Drama, Romance
- Delmer Daves
- 1959-11-18
A Summer Place was a genuine teen phenomenon in 1959, driven by a hit radio cover version of its romantic theme song. Slick writer-director Delmer Daves struck gold by making a glossy up-market Teen Exploitation film of the kind that had kept American-International afloat for several years.
- Delmer Daves, Gil Kissel, Russell Llewellyn
- Richard Egan
The big-screen adaptation of Sloan Wilson's popular novel follows wealthy Ken Jorgenson (Richard Egan) as he brings his wife (Constance Ford) and teenage daughter, Molly (Sandra Dee), to the...
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- Richard Egan
- Delmer Daves
- Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
A Summer Place. 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. Initial considerations for the role of Helen Jorgenson included Teresa Wright and Olivia de Havilland.
Feb 6, 2007 · Young, innocent and in love on an idyllic island, Johnny (Donahue) and Molly (Dee) face the anger and guilt unleashed by the dissolution of their parents' relationships after Molly's father (Richard Egan) rekindles an affair he had with Johnny's mother before either was married.
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A Summer Place is a 1959 romantic drama film based on Sloan Wilson's 1958 novel of the same name, about teenage lovers from different social classes who get back together twenty years later, and then must deal with the passionate love affair of their own teenage children by previous marriages.