Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)

Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of his friends. However they have to take an... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writers:

Ruth Brooks Flippen (story), Ruth Brooks Flippen,

Stars:

James Darren, Jessie Royce Landis, Cesare Danova

Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Darren	...	Moondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews)
Jessie Royce Landis	...	Albertina Blythe
Cesare Danova	...	Paolo Cellini
Danielle De Metz	...	Daniela
Cindy Carol	...	Gidget (Frances Lawrence)
Joby Baker	...	Judge
Trudi Ames	...	Libby Bennet
Noreen Corcoran	...	Lucy McDougall
Peter Brooks	...	Clay Anderson
Lisa Gastoni	...	Senora Cellini
Claudio Gora	...	Alberto
Don Porter	...	Mr.Russell Lawrence
Jeff Donnell	...	Mrs. Lawrence
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Kamel

Storyline

Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of his friends. However they have to take an adult with them, so they choose Peter's eccentric aunt. In Rome they get the beautiful guide Daniela, who's fascinating the guys and making especially Gidget jealous. She starts looking elsewhere herself.

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Plot Keywords:

youth | gladiator | sequel | ancient rome | cleopatra | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

April entdeckt Rom

Filming Locations:

Fontana di Trevi, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Jerry Bresler Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During Aunt Albertina's entrance into hotel lobby, color of blue and pink hair ribbons on her two dogs shifts from dog to dog long shots to closeups.

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Connections

Follows Gidget (1959)

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Soundtracks

"Big Italian Moon"
Lyrics and Music by George David Weiss and Al Kasha

User Reviews

As lousy as it sounds...

Before the "Gidget" franchise got a shot in the arm via television (with young Sally Field in the title role), she trudged along theatrically, here with Cindy Carol in the lead. 17-year-old Frances Lawrence goes on a chaperoned trip to Italy with boyfriend and gal-pals in tow. Slick but artificial mixture of on-location tourist's folly and set-bound situation comedy isn't at all interesting, despite the efforts by veteran comedy writer Ruth Brooks Flippen. The teens seem tired, Carol exudes very little charisma, and only Don Porter is engaging playing Gidget's dad, a role he filled even more comfortably a few years later on TV. *1/2 from ****