Return to Peyton Place (1961)

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. Most ... See full summary »

Director:

José Ferrer

Writers:

Ronald Alexander (screenplay), Grace Metalious (novel)

Stars:

Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Carol Lynley	...	Allison
Jeff Chandler	...	Lewis Jackman
Eleanor Parker	...	Connie Rossi
Mary Astor	...	Mrs. Roberta Carter
Robert Sterling	...	Mike Rossi
Luciana Paluzzi	...	Raffaella
Brett Halsey	...	Ted
Gunnar Hellström	...	Nils (as Gunnar Hellstrom)
Tuesday Weld	...	Selena

Storyline

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. Most outraged is malicious Roberta Carter, who wants the book banned from the school library. Roberta's other mission is to destroy her son Ted's marriage to his Italian bride. Theirs, however, isn't the only marriage in trouble: Alison's book is causing a rift between her mother and stepfather, who is also the school principal and one of the book's few defendants.

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Plot Keywords:

book | marriage | secret | towns | principal | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rückkehr nach Peyton Place

Filming Locations:

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Wald Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were both considered for the role that eventually went to 'Mary Astor (I)'.

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Goofs

Although this sequel picks up just several years after original story ends in the early-mid Forties, the new story occurs 15 years later with barely-aged characters living in the early Sixties.

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Connections

Referenced in The Fifties (1997)

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Soundtracks

"The Best of Everything"
by Alfred Newman

User Reviews

Not as sensational

Not as sensational as the great Metalious' novel based upon a small New England town with all it's small talk, and nasty inuendos, but it holds it's own with fine performances of Mary Astor, who really steals the show as the embittered mean old lady who spoils things for others. Cast includes Carol Lynley as Allison Mackenzie who writes her book; Jaff Chandler, as the publicist; Eleanor Parker as Connie; and Tuesday Weld as Selena Cross. I give it 6/10