Come September 1961  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Walter Slezak, Brenda De Banzie, Rosanna Rory, Ronald Howard, Joel Grey, Ronnie Haran, Chris Seitz, Joan Freeman
Rich American Robert Talbot (Rock Hudson) arrives at his Italian villa for a vacation in July rather than the usual September visit. That poses a problem for Maurice (Walter Slezak), the caretaker, since he runs the villa as a hotel when Robert is not there. But Robert's problems prove greater as he tries to stop his girlfriend Lisa (Gina Lollobrigida) from marrying another, and also finds himself acting as a chaperon for American girls who are being hounded by oversexed boys at his villa.
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The Dunwich Horror 1970  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Daniel Haller
Cast: Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Fox, Sam Jaffe, Barboura Morris, Donna Baccala, Joanne Moore Jordan, Talia Shire
A young student, Nancy (Sandra Dee), falls under the spell of magician Wilbur Whateley (Dean Stockwell) in this entertaining horror film.
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 Gidget 1959 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell, Joby Baker, Yvonne Craig, Doug McClure, Tom Laughlin, Jo Morrow, Robert Ellis
This classic film from the 1950s era features Sandra Dee as Gidget–the California teenager who surfs and finds love on the beach.
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If a Man Answers 1962 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Micheline Presle, Stefanie Powers, John Lund, Cesar Romero, Christopher Knight, Ted Thorpe, Charlene Holt, John Bleifer
Newlyweds–Chantal (Sandra Dee) and Eugene (Bobby Darin)–are having problems when Chantal's mother, Germaine (Micheline Presle), steps in and offers advice. Numerous mishaps resulting from the advice occur, but all ends well when Chantal learns that she is pregnant.
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Imitation of Life 1959   N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Robert Alda, Sandra Dee, Juanita Moore, Susan Kohner, Dan O'Herlihy, Troy Donahue, Jack Weston, Mahalia Jackson, Bess Flowers, Joel Fluellen, Peg Shirley
This is a revised version of the earlier film, but now the story has been updated to fit the 1950s. Two single mothers Lora Meredith (Lana Turner), who is White, and Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore), who is Black, move in together and raise their daughters. Lora is an aspiring actress, and Annie takes care of the household chores. But, personal problems enter their lives. Light-skinned, 18-year-old Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) passes for White and breaks her mother Annie's heart. Meanwhile, Lora's 16-year-old daughter Susie (Sandra Dee) feels neglected by her mother as Lora's time is taken up with her career, and Susie falls for photographer Steve Archer (John Gavin). But, when Annie dies, Lora and the daughters realize their mistakes and change their attitudes about life. Both Juanita Moore and Susan Kohner received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
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Portrait in Black 1960 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Richard Basehart, Lloyd Nolan, Ray Walston, Virginia Grey, Anna May Wong, Paul Birch, Dennis Kohler, John Wengraf
The perfect crime is planned by Sheila Cabot (Lana Turner) and Doctor David Rivera (Anthony Quinn) to kill Sheila's husband (Lloyd Nolan), but an unexpected letter foils their plot.
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The Reluctant Debutante 1958 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Rex Harrison, Kay Kendall, John Saxon, Sandra Dee, Angela Lansbury, Peter Myers, Diane Clare, Charles Cullum, Charles Herbert, Ambrosine Phillpotts
Jane (Sandra Dee) is already scheduled by her parents (Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall) for her coming-out party when she becomes involved with an American jazz drummer.
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Romanoff and Juliet 1961 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Ustinov
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Sandra Dee, John Gavin, Akim Tamiroff, Alix Talton, Rik Van Nutter, John Phillips, Peter Jones, Tamara Shayne, Suzanne Cloutier
Peter Ustinov wrote, directed, and stars in this Cold War satire of a turn of events in the lives of two ambassadors–one from the U.S. and the other from the U.S.S.R. whose lives change when their children, Juliet (Sandra Dee) and Igor (John Gavin) meet and fall in love.
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Rosie! 1967 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Sandra Dee, Brian Aherne, Audrey Meadows, James Farentino, Vanessa Brown, Leslie Nielsen, Margaret Hamilton, Reginald Owen, Juanita Moore
Based on a play by Ruth Gordon, this reworked "King Lear" story changes gender but focuses on children's greed as it relates the experiences of a grandmother (Rosalind Russell) whose children try to get their hands on their inheritance BEFORE she dies. 4 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 04/08/2009 | | This was a wonderful movie with a great cast. I saw it only once but loved it and have always wanted to see it again. I, too, wish it would come out on DVD. |
| | classic movie buff 01/03/2008 | | Excellent movie. This is definitely one movie that should be on DVD, available for all to purchase. |
| | scrapper 12/27/2007 | This is a great Rosalind Russell movie with Sandra Dee as her grandaughter and
Leslie Nielsen as her sceming son in law. I would love to purchase this movie |
| | 02/13/2007 | | Would very much like to purchase this movie. |
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A Summer Place 1959 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Arthur Kennedy, Troy Donahue, Constance Ford, Beulah Bondi, Jack Richardson, Ann Doran, Marshall Bradford
Beautiful photography helps make this film adaptation of Sloan Wilson's novel a success. The plot contrasts the middle-aged adultery of Ken Jorgenson (Richard Egan) and Sylvia Hunter (Dorothy McGuire) with the teenage love affair involving their children Molly Jorgensen (Sandra Dee) and Johnny Hunter (Troy Donahue).
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Take Her, She's Mine 1963 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows, Robert Morley, John McGiver, Bob Denver, Irene Tsu, Philippe Forquet, Marcel Hillaire, Maurice Marsac
This family comedy involves problems imagined by the father, Frank Michaelson (James Stewart), when his daughter Mollie (Sandra Dee) heads off to college.
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Tammy and the Doctor 1963 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Harry Keller
Cast: Sandra Dee, Peter Fonda, Macdonald Carey, Beulah Bondi, Margaret Lindsay, Reginald Owen, Alice Pearce, Adam West, Stanley Clements, Doodles Weaver, Joan Marshall, Mitzi Hoag, Alex Gerry, Robert Foulk, Forrest Lewis
Tammy (Sandra Dee) is now a nurse's aide for wealthy Annie Call (Beulah Bondi) who has been hospitalized. Dr. Mark Cheswick (Peter Fonda) takes a special interest in Tammy, but his boss, Dr. Wayne Bendley (Macdonald Carey), tells him that his job will be in jeopardy if he becomes involved with her. Meanwhile, head nurse Rachel Coleman (Margaret Lindsay) and Bentley become romantically involved. By story's end, Tammy saves Annie's life, Rachel and Dr. Wayne get together, and Tammy and Dr. Mark find love and hope for a future together. This film marks Fonda's film debut.
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Tammy Tell Me True 1961 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Harry Keller
Cast: Sandra Dee, John Gavin, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey, Beulah Bondi, Cecil Kellaway, Edgar Buchanan, Julia Meade, Gigi Perreau, Juanita Moore, Hayden Rorke, Ward Ramsey, Henry Corden
River girl Tammy (Sandra Dee) hasn't heard from her boyfriend for awhile and decides to get some "book learnin'" at college. To pay for expenses, she gets a job as aide to wealthy Annie Call (Beulah Bondi) and later rescues her from her conniving niece Suzanne Rock (Julia Meade) who has Tammy arrested for supposedly stealing a necklace and tries to get Annie institutionalized for mental incompetence. When Tammy goes before Judge Carver (Edgar Buchanan), he believes her story, and she and Annie are cleared of charges. Despite all of her problems, Tammy manages to find time to fall in love with her speech professor, Tom Freeman (John Gavin). The new theme song "Tammy Tell Me True" is introduced in this film.
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That Funny Feeling 1965 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Donald O'Connor, Nita Talbot, Larry Storch, Leo G. Carroll, James Westerfield, Robert Strauss, Ben Lessy, Benny Rubin
In an attempt to impress her wealthy NYC boyfriend, Tom (Bobby Darin), maid-for-hire Joan (Sandra Dee) tells him that she lives in a beautiful apartment that, in reality, she is paid to clean. What Joan doesn't know is that the apartment belongs to Tom. Tom plays along.
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Until They Sail 1957 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, Joan Fontaine, Sandra Dee, Jean Simmons, Charles Drake, Wally Cassell, Alan Napier, Patrick Macnee, Ben Wright
This adaptation of the James Michener novel takes place in New Zealand. Set during World War II, it is the story about four sisters who meet and are involved with United States Marines. Their new lessons involve both murder and romance.
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| 1. Come September (1961)
2. The Dunwich Horror (1970)
3. Gidget (1959)
4. If a Man Answers (1962)
5. Imitation of Life (1959)
6. Portrait in Black (1960)
7. The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
8. Romanoff and Juliet (1961)
9. Rosie! (1967)
10. A Summer Place (1959)
11. Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
12. Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
13. Tammy Tell Me True (1961)
14. That Funny Feeling (1965)
15. Until They Sail (1957)
16. The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
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