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Return to Peyton Place (1961)

Approved | | Drama | 5 May 1961 (USA)
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The residents of Peyton Place, New Hampshire, are not happy when its most famous resident, Alison Mackenzie, writes a "shocking" novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. Most ... See full summary »

Director:

José Ferrer

Writers:

Ronald Alexander (screenplay), Grace Metalious (novel)

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Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Carol Lynley ... Allison
Jeff Chandler ... Lewis Jackman
Eleanor Parker ... Connie Rossi
Mary Astor ... Mrs. Roberta Carter
Robert Sterling ... Mike Rossi
Luciana Paluzzi ... Raffaella
Brett Halsey ... Ted
Gunnar Hellström ... Nils (as Gunnar Hellstrom)
Tuesday Weld ... Selena
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The residents of Peyton Place, New Hampshire, are not happy when its most famous resident, Alison Mackenzie, writes a "shocking" novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. Most outraged is malicious Roberta Carter, who wants the book banned from the school library. Roberta's other mission is to destroy her son Ted's marriage to his Italian bride. Theirs, however, isn't the only marriage in trouble: Alison's book is causing a rift between her mother and stepfather, who is also the school principal and one of the book's few defendants. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

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scandal | melodrama | small town | sequel | based on novel | See All (35) »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1961 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Rückkehr nach Peyton Place See more »

Filming Locations:

Mammoth Mountain, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Wald Productions See more »
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Color

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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Key characters in the original, Doctor Matthew Swain, Betty Anderson, Leslie Harrington and Norman Page all appear in the sequel novel but were completely left out of the film. See more »

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In this sequel, Ted Carter is not only wealthy but has a controlling mother. In the first film, Ted had to work and save for law school, and his parents were not featured in the original. It was Norman Page who had a domineering mother in the first film. See more »

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The Wonderful Season of Love
Music by Franz Waxman
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Performed by Rosemary Clooney
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Not as sensational
6 May 2003 | by willrams – See all my reviews

Not as sensational as the great Metalious' novel based upon a small New England town with all it's small talk, and nasty inuendos, but it holds it's own with fine performances of Mary Astor, who really steals the show as the embittered mean old lady who spoils things for others. Cast includes Carol Lynley as Allison Mackenzie who writes her book; Jaff Chandler, as the publicist; Eleanor Parker as Connie; and Tuesday Weld as Selena Cross. I give it 6/10
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