Blue Denim (1959)

Arthur Bartley and Janet Willard are fairly typical 1950s teenagers. Their lives are turned upside down however when Janet becomes pregnant. Desperate to tell his parents of the predicament... See full summary »

Director:

Philip Dunne

Writers:

Edith R. Sommer (screenplay), Philip Dunne (screenplay),

Stars:

Carol Lynley, Brandon De Wilde, Macdonald Carey

Cast

Cast overview:
Carol Lynley	...	Janet Willard
Brandon De Wilde	...	Arthur Bartley
Macdonald Carey	...	Maj. Malcolm Bartley, Ret.
Marsha Hunt	...	Jessie Bartley
Warren Berlinger	...	Ernie
Buck Class	...	Axel Sorenson
Nina Shipman	...	Lillian Bartley
Vaughn Taylor	...	Professor Willard
Roberta Shore	...	Cherie
Mary Young	...	Aunt Bidda

Storyline

Arthur Bartley and Janet Willard are fairly typical 1950s teenagers. Their lives are turned upside down however when Janet becomes pregnant. Desperate to tell his parents of the predicament they find themselves in, Arthur finds that he cannot do so. He arranges for Janet to have an abortion, but the internal turmoil this causes him finally forces him to tell his father, who races to save the girl from the back room abortionist.

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Plot Keywords:

abortionist | abortion | illegal abortion | brother sister relationship | unplanned pregnancy | 

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Taglines:

Listen to the kids in the motion picture "Blue Denim"

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1959 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Blå jeans

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Twentieth Century-Fox announced that a sequel to 'Blue Denim' was planned, and would be called 'After Blue Denim' - the sequel was never made.

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Connections

Referenced in Less Than Zero (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Auld Lang Syne"
Traditional
Played when Janet goes home from the hop

User Reviews

Dated but in a time capsule sort of way.

Things are just about the way they were for young people at the time just before choice. It may not have had today's broad slice of life in your face stance, but it was not the order of the day.It reflects the last days of a total lack of knowledge and misunderstood truths among the teenagers of that most recent time. Attractive actors may have brought a few more young people to see and think about the films' moral.