Susan Slade (1961)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Delmer Daves

Writers:

Delmer Daves (writer)
Doris Hume (novel)

Release Date:

8 November 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

She always meant to hold them off. She never could until she met the boy who understood...

Plot:

Premarital sex, secrets, and society. At 17, shy Susan Slade is on her way to California after a ten-year...

Plot Keywords:

Deception | Unplanned Pregnancy | Baby | Pregnant | Baby Boy

Cast

Troy Donahue	...	Hoyt Brecker
Connie Stevens	...	Susan Slade
Dorothy McGuire	...	Leah Slade
Lloyd Nolan	...	Roger Slade
Brian Aherne	...	Stanton Corbett
Grant Williams	...	Conn White
Natalie Schafer	...	Marion Corbett
Kent Smith	...	Dr. Fane
Bert Convy	...	Wells Corbett
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John A. Alonzo	...	Engineer (uncredited)
Bob Baker	...	Marionette Operator (uncredited)
Alexander Bogle	...	Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Robert Cleaves	...	Bill - New Chile Mine Chief (uncredited)
David L. Davis	...	Rogie - Susan's Baby (uncredited)
Joan Dupuis	...	Betsy (uncredited)
Martin Eric	...	Guard (uncredited)
James Peter Farmer	...	Minister (uncredited)
Everett Glass	...	Mr. White (uncredited)
Robert Glover	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Gerald Hamer	...	Butler (uncredited)
Ramsay Hill	...	John Brecker (uncredited)
Jean Paul King	...	Steward (uncredited)
Miguel Ángel Landa	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Fred Marlow	...	Butler (uncredited)
Robert Totten	...	Joe (uncredited)
Gisele Verlaine	...	Nurse (uncredited)
John Vick	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Martin Walker	...	Mailman (uncredited)
Maurice Wells	...	Judge (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson	...	Slim (uncredited)

Directed by
Delmer Daves

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Delmer Daves		writer
Doris Hume		novel "The Sin of Susan Slade"

Produced by
Delmer Daves	....	producer

Original Music by
Max Steiner

Cinematography by
Lucien Ballard

Film Editing by
William H. Ziegler

Art Direction by
Leo K. Kuter

Set Decoration by
William L. Kuehl

Costume Design by
Howard Shoup

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup artist

Stunts
May Boss	....	stunts (uncredited)

Music Department
Murray Cutter	....	orchestrator

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1962) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1966) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:PG | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Good movie especially for its time

The first time I saw this was on TV when I was a little child. I had remembered bits and pieces and, over the years, had consulted my parents and others about it. I could never remember the title or who was in it but I had thought it was Troy Donohue and Sandra Dee. They, of course, had been together in A Summer Place. I'm writing this for all those out there who also have nagging recollections of movies and need to know more. I got information from a classic movies chat group. From there, I contacted Movie Hunters and they were able to have a DVD of this movie made for me. So, it's not been officially released but you CAN get it on DVD if you pursue it.