Gidget Goes to Rome

Aug 7, 1963

1h 44m

★ 4.8

That new Gidget on the loose!...and Rome's on the run!

Overview

Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of his friends. However they have to take an adult with them, so they choose Peter's eccentric aunt. In Rome they get the beautiful guide Daniela, who's fascinating the guys and making especially Gidget jealous. She starts looking elsewhere herself.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Jerry Bresler Productions

Gidget Goes to Rome Trailers

Cast

Moondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews)

James Darren

Frances "Gidget" Lawrence

Cindy Carol

Albertina Blythe

Jessie Royce Landis

Paolo Cellini

Cesare Danova

Daniela

Danielle De Metz

Judge

Joby Baker

Libby Bennett

Trudi Ames

Lucy McDougall

Noreen Corcoran

Clay Anderson

Peter Brooks

Signora Cellini

Lisa Gastoni

Alberto

Claudio Gora

Russell Lawrence

Don Porter

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