A Summer Place

Nov 18, 1959

2h 10m

★ 6.5

The Inn... The Guests... The Sensations...

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

A Summer Place Trailers

Cast

Ken Jorgenson

Richard Egan

Sylvia Hunter

Dorothy McGuire

Molly Jorgenson

Sandra Dee

Bart Hunter

Arthur Kennedy

Johnny Hunter

Troy Donahue

Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble

Beulah Bondi

Helen Jorgenson

Constance Ford

Claude Andrews

Jack Richardson

Todd Harper, Handyman at Pine Island Inn

Martin Eric

Waiting Guest at Molly's College (uncredited)

Eleanor Audley

Dr. Matthias (uncredited)

Marshall Bradford

Sheriff (uncredited)

Phil Chambers

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