Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

James Neilson

Writers:

Blanche Hanalis (written by)
Jane Trahey (characters creator)

Release Date:

6 January 1969 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Something new is happening to those Teen-Angels of St. Francis.

Plot:

An old-line Mother Superior is challenged by a modern young nun when they take the girls of St. Francis Academy on a bus trip across the U.S.A.

Plot Keywords:

Bus | Mother Superior | Trip | Nun | Student

Cast

Rosalind Russell	...	Mother Superior (Rev. Mother)
Stella Stevens	...	Sister George
Binnie Barnes	...	Sister Celestine
Mary Wickes	...	Sister Clarissa
Dolores Sutton	...	Sister Rose Marie
Milton Berle	...	The Movie Director: The 'In' Group
Arthur Godfrey	...	The Bishop: The 'In' Group
Van Johnson	...	Father Chase: The 'In' Group
Robert Taylor	...	Mr. Farriday - The 'In' Group
Susan Saint James	...	Rosabelle
Barbara Hunter	...	Marvel Ann
Alice Rawlings	...	Patty
Hilary Thompson	...	Hilarie (as Hilarie Thompson)
Devon Douglas	...	Devon
Ellen Moss	...	Tanya

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:U | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Dorney Amusement Park - 3830 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Robert Taylor's last film.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sister George: [carrying a sign, returning from a protest] Not a single arrest today, Mother!
Mother Superior: [sarcastically] Don't get discouraged, I'm sure you'll do better next time.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Good Clean Fun!

My family and I always loved this movie. Since I am a Catholic school survivor I can relate to it. I was 7 years old when I first saw it at the drive in (remember drive ins?) and it always brings back good memories.

A clean wholesome movie and funny too! Whatever happened to clean and wholesome movies? Parts of this movie were filmed in Ambler Pennsylvania and the Castle in the movie is still there and it hasn't changed at all.

The plot of the movie was reflective of the times and the times represented change and the acceptance of change. This change was interwoven throughout the movie in the interactions and conflicting views between the modern sister George (Stella Stevens) and the old fashioned and reserved mother superior (Rosalind Russell). The moral of the story is: "A cloister can be a place but it can also be a state of mind."

Boyce and Hart (who wrote many hit songs for the Monkees) supplied the musical score which provided the groovy beat of the movie.

I loved Susan St James in this movie. She was such a bright young actress at the time. I loved the scene where she was caught riding on top of the bus. That scene was shot on a farm near my hometown.

I also appreciated the views of the Philadelphia art museum as well as city hall along with the center of the Ambler Pennsylvania town. Those views have changed over the years.

Those who were sent through the Catholic School system (voluntarily or not)will get a kick out of this movie.

You can buy the movie on Ebay and I think that a DVD version has been released.