Come September (1961)

Younger generation vs. "older" folks on vacation at an Italian villa.

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writers:

Stanley Shapiro (screenplay), Maurice Richlin (screenplay),

Stars:

Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rock Hudson	...	Robert L. Talbot
Gina Lollobrigida	...	Lisa Helena Fellini
Sandra Dee	...	Sandy Stevens
Bobby Darin	...	Tony
Walter Slezak	...	Maurice Clavell
Brenda de Banzie	...	Margaret Allison
Rossana Rory	...	Anna
Ronald Howard	...	Spencer
Joel Grey	...	Beagle
Ronnie Haran	...	Sparrow
Chris Seitz	...	Larry
Cindy Conroy	...	Julia
Joan Freeman	...	Linda
Nancy Anderson	...	Patricia
Michael Eden	...	Ron

Storyline

Wealthy industrialist Robert Talbot arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Italian villa to find three problems lying in wait for him. Firstly, his long-time girlfriend Lisa Fellini has given up waiting for him to pop the question and has decided to marry another man. Secondly, the major domo of his villa, Maurice Clavell, has turned the estate into a posh hotel to make some easy money while the boss isn't around. And, finally, the current guests of the "hotel" are a group of young American girls trying to fend off a gang of oversexed boys, led by Tony, who are 'laying siege' at the outer walls of the villa. Talbot, to his own surprise, finds himself becoming an overprotective chaperone.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | italian villa | female to male footsie playing | generation gap | footsie under the table | 

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Taglines:

A Quiet hideaway... A Secret rendezvous... then the teen-agers barged in!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

9 August 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tuya en septiembre

Filming Locations:

Roma, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI), 7 Pictures, Raoul Walsh Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee met and fell in love while filming this movie and shortly afterward got married.

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Quotes

Robert L. Talbot: We never even talked about the future!
Lisa Helena Fellini: Women don't want talk, they go by intuition. And I've learned one thing: A woman's intuition is a man's best friend!

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Connections

Alternate-language version of Anbe Vaa (1966)

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Soundtracks

"'Come September' Theme"
Words and Music by Bobby Darin

User Reviews

Great early 60s fun!

For some reason, this lightweight comedy from 1961 became something of an icon in India, where I come from. We were kids when it was first released but Bobby Darin's theme music became so popular that it was played practically everywhere for the next few years. I think the film was re-released three times between 1961 & 1964 in Bangalore, with the locally edited trailers mistakenly adding footage from other films of the era like Palm Springs Weekend! I first saw the film as an 8-year old in 1963, but had to wait 28 more years before I saw it as an adult

• on British TV in 1991. On the whole, I like this film as a period

piece of what some people call "Kennedy era entertainment" - lightweight, fluffy comedies that are nice to watch now and then.