Summer Magic
THAT WONDERFUL HAYLEY! a-flitterin' in a romantic whirl of her own!
1963 | 110m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | James Neilson |
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| Writer: | Kate Douglas Wiggin, Sally Benson |
| 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: | Kate Douglas Wiggin, Sally Benson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Family, 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: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hayley Mills | Nancy Carey |
| Burl Ives | Osh Popham |
| Dorothy McGuire | Mrs. Margaret Carey |
| Deborah Walley | Julia Carey |
| Una Merkel | Mariah Popham |
| Eddie Hodges | Gilly Carey |
| Michael J. Pollard | Digby Popham |
| Peter Brown | Tom Hamilton |
| James Stacy | Charles Bryant |
| James Mathers | Peter Carey (as Jimmy Mathers) |
| O.Z. Whitehead | Mr. Perkins |
| Wendy Turner | Lallie Joy Popham |
| Harry Holcombe | Rev. Henry Lord |
| Hilda Plowright | Mary |
| Norman Leavitt | Hank Champlin, the barber (uncredited) |
| Jan Stine | Tad Perkins (uncredited) |
| Eddie Quillan | Boston Mailman (uncredited) |
| Paul E. Burns | Drinker (uncredited) |
| Ina Kent | Opal (uncredited) |
| Marcy McGuire | Ellen (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| James Neilson | Director |
| Kate Douglas Wiggin | Book |
| Sally Benson | Screenplay |
| Robert B. Shepard | Playback Singer |
| Richard M. Sherman | Songs |
| Robert B. Sherman | Songs |
| Buddy Baker | Original Music Composer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 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 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.