Summer Magic
THAT WONDERFUL HAYLEY! a-flitterin' in a romantic whirl of her own!
1963 | 110m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | James Neilson |
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| Writer: | Sally Benson, Kate Douglas Wiggin |
| Staring: |
| Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won't mind their living there, since he won't be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up | |
| Release Date: | Jul 07, 1963 |
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| Director: | James Neilson |
| Writer: | Sally Benson, Kate Douglas Wiggin |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, small town, widow, musical, maine |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hayley Mills | Nancy Carey |
| Dorothy McGuire | Mrs. Margaret Carey |
| Burl Ives | Osh Popham |
| Deborah Walley | Julia Carey |
| Eddie Hodges | Gilly Carey |
| Una Merkel | Mariah Popham |
| James Mathers | Peter Carey (as Jimmy Mathers) |
| Peter Brown | Tom Hamilton |
| Wendy Turner | Lallie Joy Popham |
| James Stacy | Charles Bryant |
| Michael J. Pollard | Digby Popham |
| Norman Leavitt | Hank Champlin, the barber |
| O. Z. Whitehead | Mr. Perkins |
| Jan Stine | Tad Perkins |
| Harry Holcombe | Rev. Henry Lord |
| Eddie Quillan | Boston Mailman |
| Hilda Plowright | Mary |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sally Benson | Screenplay |
| Richard M. Sherman | Songs |
| Robert B. Shepard | Playback Singer |
| Robert B. Sherman | Songs |
| William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| James Neilson | Director |
| Kate Douglas Wiggin | Book |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
Another one to put in the 'meh' category of live-action Disney. <em>'Summer Magic'</em> isn't entertaining. You have Hayley Mills (Nancy), Burl Ives (Osh) and Dorothy McGuire (Margaret) all giving alright performances but most others things in this film are very plain. The musical numbers are ... forgettable, as is the overall premise and supporting cast under Mills, Ives and McGuire. I have most definitely seen worse from the studio, this is still at least watchable. Going back to the plot, it just feels a bit slapped together without much thought or solid connection. The film ends quite abruptly, too. 1963, it's safe to say, wasn't Disney's strongest year for live-action. This adds to the disappointments of <em>'Son of Flubber'</em>, <em>'Miracle of the White Stallions'</em> and <em>'Savage Sam'</em>. Here's hoping <em>'The Incredible Journey'</em> will conclude their releases from these twelve months on a high.