There were unintentional giggles for me at seeing Barbara Billingsley as the understanding but very serious mom of troubled teen Natalie Trundy in this 50's teenagers wanting to play house B potboiler. After all, she's the sweet June Cleaver on "Leave it to Beaver" and the airplane passenger who advised others to "just hang loose, blood", resulting in one of the funniest movie scenes ever. Dean Stockwell is the handsome high school student who wants desperately to marry Trundy, mainly because she's afraid of doing the deed without the benefit of a wedding ring.
The finger wagging script is very heavy handed in its efforts to warn young adults to wait until they are more mature to get married, and it's obvious that this film really had no impact on teaching life lessons that make sense only when they realize that they've made a mistake. Stockwell, already a veteran actor, is the better of the two leads, with Trundy pretty but bland. They do look good together, but lack the magic of Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee who really knew how to light up the screen even without strong acting chops. Okay for a B film that most likely played mostly drive-ins, but definitely a quickly forgettable one.
The finger wagging script is very heavy handed in its efforts to warn young adults to wait until they are more mature to get married, and it's obvious that this film really had no impact on teaching life lessons that make sense only when they realize that they've made a mistake. Stockwell, already a veteran actor, is the better of the two leads, with Trundy pretty but bland. They do look good together, but lack the magic of Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee who really knew how to light up the screen even without strong acting chops. Okay for a B film that most likely played mostly drive-ins, but definitely a quickly forgettable one.