A Summer Place
A Summer Place
A Summer Place
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1959
2h 10m
6.5(51 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

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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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Richard Egan

Ken Jorgenson

Richard Egan
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Dorothy McGuire

Sylvia Hunter

Dorothy McGuire
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Sandra Dee

Molly Jorgenson

Sandra Dee
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Arthur Kennedy

Bart Hunter

Arthur Kennedy
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Troy Donahue

Johnny Hunter

Troy Donahue
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Beulah Bondi

Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble

Beulah Bondi
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Constance Ford

Helen Jorgenson

Constance Ford
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Jack Richardson

Claude Andrews

Jack Richardson
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Martin Eric

Todd Harper, Handyman at Pine Island Inn

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Eleanor Audley

Waiting Guest at Molly's College (uncredited)

Eleanor Audley
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Marshall Bradford

Dr. Matthias (uncredited)

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Phil Chambers

Sheriff (uncredited)

Phil Chambers
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Joe Connors

Driver (uncredited)

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Peter Constanti

Captain of Yacht (uncredited)

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Richard Deacon

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Richard Deacon
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Ann Doran

Mrs. Talbert (uncredited)

Ann Doran
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Gertrude Flynn

Helen's Mother (uncredited)

Gertrude Flynn
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Bonnie Franklin

Girl in Dormitory (uncredited)

Bonnie Franklin
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Everett Glass

Dean (uncredited)

Everett Glass
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Robert Griffin

Engelhardt (uncredited)

Robert Griffin
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Howard Hoffman

Justice of the Peace Alvin Frost (uncredited)

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Cheryl Holdridge

Girl in Dormitory (uncredited)

Cheryl Holdridge
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Rankin Mansfield

Attorney (uncredited)

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Fred Marlow

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Lewis Martin

Doctor (uncredited)

Lewis Martin
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Junius Matthews

Mr. Hamble (uncredited)

Junius Matthews
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Nancy Matthews

Girl in Dormitory (uncredited)

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Dale J. Nicholson

Minister (uncredited)

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Susan Odin

Girl in Dormitory (uncredited)

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Donald G. Sheely

Attendant (uncredited)

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Roberta Shore

Anne Talbert (uncredited)

Roberta Shore
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Arthur Space

Ken's Attorney (uncredited)

Arthur Space
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George Taylor

Bart's Attorney (uncredited)

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Helen Wallace

Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Helen Wallace
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Cecil Weston

Operator (uncredited)

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