Inside Daisy Clover (1965)

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writers:

Gavin Lambert (novel)
Gavin Lambert (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 May 1966 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

A star at 15. A has-been at 17. Who says?

Plot:

Daisy Clover is a 15 year old Tomboy who dreams of being a Hollywood star. After auditioning for producer...

Plot Keywords:

Movie Studio | Tomboy | Beach | 1930s | Singing

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Natalie Wood	...	Daisy Clover
Christopher Plummer	...	Raymond Swan
Robert Redford	...	Wade Lewis / Lewis Wade
Ruth Gordon	...	The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
Roddy McDowall	...	Walter Baines
Katharine Bard	...	Melora Swan
Peter Helm	...	Milton Hopwood
Betty Harford	...	Gloria Clover Goslett
John Hale	...	Harry Goslett
Harold Gould	...	Cop on Pier
Ottola Nesmith	...	Dolores
Edna Holland	...	Cynara
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Barrymore	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Humphrey Bogart	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dee Carroll	...	Mrs. Clover's Nurse (uncredited)
Gertrude Flynn	...	Daisy's Nurse (uncredited)
Clark Gable	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Merv Griffin	...	Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Sonja Henie	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carole Lombard	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Myrna Loy	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marvin Miller	...	Narrator - The Daisy Clover Story (voice) (uncredited)
George N. Neise	...	Director (uncredited)
Tyrone Power	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mickey Rooney	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre	...	Technician (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Mulligan

Writing credits
Gavin Lambert		(novel)
Gavin Lambert		(screenplay)

Produced by
Alan J. Pakula	....	producer

Original Music by
André Previn

Cinematography by
Charles Lang

Film Editing by
Aaron Stell

Production Design by
Robert Clatworthy

Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins

Costume Design by
Bill Thomas		(as William Thomas)

Makeup Department
George Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Sugar Blymyer	....	hair stylist: Ms. Wood (as Maryce Bates)
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist
Edwin Butterworth	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Al Greenway	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
George Justin	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph E. Kenney	....	assistant director
Jack Cunningham	....	first assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Cunningham	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Robert Cooper	....	prop master (uncredited)
Dean Tavoularis	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
M.A. Merrick	....	sound
Russell Ashley	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Eugene O'Brien	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Fred Waugh	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Doran	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Ralph Gerling	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Dudie Maschmeyer	....	key grip (uncredited)
George Gordon Nogle	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Mel Traxel	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Lee Wilson	....	gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edith Head	....	costume designer: Natalie Wood
Jack Bear	....	wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Rose Brandi	....	costumer: ladies (uncredited)
Joan Joseff	....	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Ann Landers	....	costumer: ladies (uncredited)

Editorial Department
John Hoffman	....	montage

Music Department
Herbert Ross	....	musical numbers staging
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer (uncredited)
Jackie Ward	....	singing voice: Natalie Wood (uncredited)
Albert Woodbury	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Frank Khoury	....	unit driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Isabel Halliburton	....	assistant to producer
Howard Jeffrey	....	assistant to choreographer
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)
Meta Rebner	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Park Place Production (for)
• Warner Bros

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1969) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved | Australia:PG (tv rating)

Filming Locations:

Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Park Place Production

Trivia:

This is an interesting movie for film buffs since many scenes feature shots in various areas and departments of Warner Bros. Studios, in Burbank, California. The actual studio appeared as the mythical "Swann Studios" in the film.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The film is basically one big anachronism, since it features 1960s fashions, hairstyles, and music in a story supposedly set in the 1930s.

Quotes:

Cop on Pier:You waited seven years to report your husband missing?
The Dealer - Mrs. Clover:Well I didn't miss him until today.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Legend Part 2 (1990) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Circus Is a Wacky World

Quirky view of Hollywood

This film seems way ahead of it's time, made in 1965 it's one of the first to show a darker side of Tinsel Town. Natalie Wood plays a tomboy who's plucked from obscurity and becomes a teen singing star. Her character is almost immediately jaded by the experience, manipulated by a studio head and a dubious male heartthrob, played by a stunning looking Robert Redford. Ruth Gordon once again stands out as the teen stars' mother. Christopher Plummer is excellent as the smooth studio head with Roddy McDowall as his cold assistant. Katharine Bard plays Plummers' wife, and her character is fascinating. She seems to float and flow when she moves and her character sums up the film's overall feel. Distant, detached and alien yet seething with anger and disappointment.

The problem with the film is that it's very dark in tone. That is to say the slick big budget production is overshadowed by a strange menace, highlighting the fact that the studio system was basically a people factory, uncaring and cannibalistic. Audiences at the time must have been very confused, expecting a light, breezy musical. Instead it's a realistic yet stylized downer, reminiscent of Valley of the Dolls, which was yet to come. There's very little genuine romance, sentiment or humor, just a steady flow of odd scenes.

This is one of those movies that many have never heard of, it remains obscure despite it's almost epic appeal. It's certainly worth a look, but just try to nail it down to any specific category.