A Summer Place (film)
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| A Summer Place | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sloan Wilson |
| Starring | Richard Egan Dorothy McGuire |
| Music by | Max Steiner recorded by Percy Faith and his Orchestra |
| Release date(s) | 1959 |
| IMDb profile | |
A Summer Place is the title of a 1959 film based on the novel of the same name by Sloan Wilson.
[edit] Plot
The story examines the adult lives of two onetime teen lovers, Ken (Egan) and Sylvia (McGuire), who were from different social strata: he was self-supporting, working as a lifeguard at a Maine island resort, while her family stayed as guests of the owners, one summer between years at college. They went on to marry different people – entirely the wrong people, it turned out. The saving grace of each marriage is their children, Sylvia's son Johnny (Donahue), and Ken's daughter Molly (Dee).
While the movie became popular, it wasn't considered a flawless piece of work critically, and has endured some negative reviews through the years. The movie's theme song, "Theme from A Summer Place", composed by Max Steiner and recorded by Percy Faith and his Orchestra, became a hit in 1960, and remains a classic of its era. (A vocal version, with lyrics by Mack Discant, was a hit for The Lettermen in 1965; singer Dean Torrence referenced Steiner's melody in Jan and Dean's "Like a Summer Rain" in 1966.)
[edit] 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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