Theres one ridiculous, unintentionally funny and clicheridden scene after another. Although not in the same league as its predecessor, jose ferrers film is certainly capable of retaining ones interest and does so mostly on account of the contributions of some of the actors. Return to peyton place swesub 1961 swesub filmer gratis. Im also quite certain that the narrative voice on the trailer is actor jose ferrer, who directed the film. It sold 60,000 copies within the first ten days of its release and remained on the new york times best seller list for 59 weeks. In this superb sequel to peyton place, allison mackenzie has left her hometown for new york city. Return to peyton place 1961 directed by jose ferrer. If you are considering buying this dvd you might want to buy the the first dvd titled peyton place.
The series was a spinoff of the primetime drama series peyton place rather than an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by grace metalious. Carol lynley and eleanor parker give disappointing. Predstavlja nastavak popularne melodrame peyton place iz 1957. The film stars lana turner and hope lange and costars lee philips, lloyd nolan, diane varsi, arthur kennedy, russ tamblyn, and terry moore. To which i say, thank god grace didnt learn anything because return to peyton place is a return to greatness. Peyton place and return to peyton place book by grace metalious. Carol lynley is the heroine this time, and she leaves peyton place for new york to write a book about the hypocrisy of her hometown. Alison mackenzie has left her hometown for new york city. The first peyton place had a great scoreif it was a little derivative of aaron coplands our town scoreand the first couple seconds of music in return to peyton place seemed all right then the singing started. Its sequel,return to peyton place, published in 1959, was a national bestseller for many, many months.
It was so comforting to see the familiar characters that weve learned to care for during the last movie. For the film adaptation, see return to peyton place film. It was adapted as both a 1957 film and a 196469 television series the fictional peyton place is a composite of several real new hampshire towns. Foxs studio classics dvd of return to peyton place is a fine enhanced encoding of the feature with clear sound for rosemary clooneys rendition of the title tune. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Carol lynley, jeff chandler, eleanor parker, mary astor residents of the small town of peyton place arent pleased when they realize theyre the characters in local writer allison mackenzies controversial first novel. Also featured in the film was the vocal arrangement of the main theme that became such an enormous hit, the wonderful season of love, performed by rosemary clooney.
While there she writes a scathing novel about the hypocrisy in her seemingly idyllic hometown, and falls in love with her publisher. Return to peyton place starts out bad, with rosemary clooney singing a silly song over location shots of the town. The sequel to the famous bestseller that opened the doors on sexuality. The residents of peyton place are not happy when its most famous resident, alison mackenzie, writes a shocking novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. If you liked the 1957 film version of peyton place, dont see this film. Dorothy malone, ed nelson, tim oconnor, christopher connelly and joyce jillson from the original 1964 tv series peyton place return for a madefortv special from 1977. Return to peyton place tv series wikimili, the free. Its a fun soapy followup to the original with a young carol lynley and tuesday weld chewing up the scenery. Return to peyton place 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Well produced melodrama, excellent art direction and costumes. The film really belongs to mary astor, in a hilarious turn as a smotheringly possessive mother.
The screenplay preserves the nature of grace metalious novel, alternately building three or four separate but related story veins into. An underrated sequel thats worth a look, especially for writers after reading a feature article about grace metalious the 1950s pandora in blue jeans in the baltimore sun a few years ago, i read peyton place twice and then watched both the original film and this sequel. A couple of newsreels show the premiere a smash hit. Peyton place and return to peyton place book by grace. While there, she writes a scathing novel about the h. With carol lynley, jeff chandler, eleanor parker, mary astor. While there, she writes a scathing novel about the hypocrisy in her seemingly idyllic hometown, and falls in love with her publisher. Peyton place novel project gutenberg selfpublishing. While it is shorter than the first film, i still think this story didnt need to be that long.
Carol lynley, tuesday weld, gunnar hellstrom, brett halsey, luciana paluzzi, robert sterling, mary astor. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Personally, i believe that return to peyton place should have had a runtime of about one hour and thirty minutes. I am a peyton place fanatic, i enjoyed this movie very much. Its sequel, return to peyton place, published in 1959, was a national bestseller for many, many months. Return to peyton place 1961 movie stills and photos. Peyton place, published in 1956, has sold over 10,000,000 copies worldwide and remains the fourth biggest selling novel of all time. Its a strong cast, although arthur kennedy and hope lange are greatly missed. Roger clark, a lifetime gilmanton resident, was one of george metalious students at the gilmanton corner school the academy. May 02, 2006 return to peyton place starts out bad, with rosemary clooney singing a silly song over location shots of the town.
The screenplay by ronald alexander is based on the 1959 novel return to peyton place by grace. While looking through the marathon roster for turner classic movies tcms marathon, i came across a film titled, return to peyton place. Except for the fact that all the familiar characters dont look familiar at all. Return to peyton place was a fast and easy book to read. Return to peyton place had to be one of the first major sequels. Mellor a place in the sun, the diary of anne frank captures the depth and detail of the country scenery with an unerring eye. The screenplay by ronald alexander is based on the 1959 novel return to peyton place by grace metalious. Residents of the small town of peyton place arent pleased when they realize theyre the characters in local writer allison mackenzies controversial first novel. The performances of astor and parker are solid, but the characters of the younger. This sequel to the very popular peyton place, the film that inspired the longrunning soap opera, follows its predecessor closely as a story that exposes.
Much of the film was shot on location in maine, and renowned cinematographer william c. The residents of peyton place, new hampshire, are not happy when its most famous denizen, alison mackenzie, writes a shocking novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. More return to peyton place 1961 james higgins 20091128. Return to peyton place 1961 the movie database tmdb. Return to peyton place is a 1959 novel by grace metalious, a sequel to her bestselling 1956. I enjoyed peyton place when i saw it decades ago and was curious about return to peyton place, which i watched recently. Adapted from grace metalious epochal novel of the previous year, the original 1957 peyton place starred lana turner and hope lange in a sordid story of small town hypocrisy. Finally, 45 years after the film s release, franz waxmans return to peyton place receives its own premiere release. A 1961 film adaptation was directed by jose ferrer. The series was a spinoff of the prime time drama series peyton place rather than an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by grace metalious. The residents of peyton place, new hampshire, are not happy when its most famous resident, alison mackenzie, writes a shocking novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. Return to peyton place film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Peyton place film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. This cd is truly a celebration of a great composer.
Return to peyton place 1961 jose ferrer, carol lynley, jeff. In 1961 twentieth centuryfox released return to peyton place, the sequel to the motion picture that inspired one of the most beautiful scores ever written for a film. The performances of astor and parker are solid, but the characters of the younger actors go all over the place in an illogical manner. Robertas other mission is to destroy her son teds marriage to his italian bride.
Most outraged is malicious roberta carter, who wants the book banned from the school library. Return to peyton place is a 1961 drama film produced by jerry wald and directed by jose ferrer. Povratak u gradic peyton je americki igrani film snimljen 1961. I think that readers can tell that this isnt one of those stories that are born in the writer and are just waiting to come out, but more so the writer making an. Eders a smartypants he does or did a lot of scholarly audio commentaries and id almost recommend it over my own post, because i made a few of the same observations. Eders a smartypants he does or did a lot of scholarly audio commentaries and id.
Basically return to peyton place is a highclass soap opera. Return to peyton place is a 1959 novel by grace metalious, a sequel to her best selling 1956. Though virtually none of the original cast returned for the sequel, waxman did. Return to peyton place is a film directed by jose ferrer with carol lynley, jeff chandler, eleanor parker, mary astor, year. It is about alison mackenzie who writes a shocking novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. The film, return to peyton place, at graces insistence, had its premiere at the colonial theatre in laconia. Return to peyton place 1961, jose ferrer the stop button. Peyton place deserves a lush, sumptuous transfer, and twilight time courtesy of fox delivers with a superior 1080pavc mpeg4 rendering thats a nice step up from the 2004 dvd. This is mary astors film, through and through, and it is a pleasure to see the great actress in her last important movie appearance. If anything, this starstudded sequel is even sillier than the original, adding to its problems by completely recasting all the roles, combining several of them into existing characters. Return to peyton place 1961 jose ferrer, carol lynley, jeff chandler, eleanor parker december 8, 2019 the residents of peyton place, new hampshire, are not happy when its most famous resident, alison mackenzie, writes a shocking novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town.
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