While it is shorter than the first film, i still think this story didnt need to be that long. Overall, return to peyton place falls into the trap that many sequels find themselves in. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment. Return to peyton place tv series wikipedia republished. Grace metalious, author of peyton place, on librarything. Robertas other mission is to destroy her son teds marriage to his italian bride. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, tea. The storylines from the daytime show were a continuation of those from the prime. Return to peyton place is an american daytime serial which aired on nbc from april 3, 1972 to january 4, 1974.
Although not in the same league as its predecessor, jose ferrers film is certainly capable of retaining ones interest and does so mostly on account of the contributions of some of the actors. Return to peyton place is a 1961 20th century fox movie. Return to peyton place starts out bad, with rosemary clooney singing a silly song over location shots of the town. You can also buy the television series of peyton place. Parodies dont delete, but you can add some more return to peyton place 1961thomas return to peyton place 1961tugs return to peyton place 1961despicable me 2 20 return to peyton place 1961the smurfs 2 20 return to. Carol lynley is the heroine this time, and she leaves peyton place for new york to write a book about the hypocrisy of her hometown. Most outraged is malicious roberta carter, who wants the book banned from the school library.
Personally, i believe that return to peyton place should have had a runtime of about one hour and thirty minutes. Though virtually none of the original cast returned for the sequel, waxman did. Aug 17, 2012 copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, tea. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of return to peyton place with exclusive news, pictures, videos and. This website is made possible, in part, by displaying a few online advertisements to our visitors. Alison mackenzie has left her hometown for new york city. Alas, return to peyton place doesnt fit into that group or category.
The series was a spinoff of the prime time drama series peyton place rather than an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by grace metalious. Basically return to peyton place is a highclass soap opera. Return to peyton place 1961 cast and crew moviefone. More return to peyton place 1961 james higgins 20091128. Return to peyton place tv series wikimili, the free. I enjoyed peyton place when i saw it decades ago and was curious about return to peyton place, which i watched recently. Waxmans many classic scores include sunset boulevard, rebecca, the bride of frankenstein, a place in the sun, rear window and peyton place. Peyton place return to payton place franz waxman 1957. A daytime drama entitled return to peyton place aired on nbc from april 3, 1972 to january 4, 1974, but the soap opera was a continuation of the primetime television series peyton place rather than an adaptation of the book. If anything, this starstudded sequel is even sillier than the original, adding to its problems by completely recasting all the roles, combining several of them into existing characters. While there, she writes a scathing novel about the hypocrisy. When the show aired on abctv on september 15, 1964,viewers got the chance to recognized some of the characters who were in fact behind the drama and scandal that was in fact peyton place,but in other words,the series picked up where the first two installments of the movie versions,peyton place1957,and its sequel,return to peyton place. The performances of astor and parker are solid, but the characters of the younger actors go all over the place in an illogical manner.
Theres one ridiculous, unintentionally funny and clicheridden scene after another. With carol lynley, jeff chandler, eleanor parker, mary astor. In this superb sequel to peyton place, allison mackenzie has left her hometown for new york city. The series was the brainchild of veteran producer paul monash. If you liked the 1957 film version of peyton place, dont see this film. Theme from return to peyton place leroy holmes and his orchestra franz waxmanwebster composers 10. Kildare richard chamberlain jerry goldsmith, pete rogolo and winn. Return to peyton place 1961 the movie database tmdb. The film takes place some eight to ten years after the events of the original film. The performances of astor and parker are solid, but the characters of the younger. An nbc daytime soap opera, titled return to peyton place, ran from 1972 to.
The screenplay preserves the nature of grace metalious novel, alternately building three or four separate but related story veins into. Milton delugg and his orchestra morton stevens composer 11. Peyton place return to payton place franz waxman 1957 1961 mp3320 if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Peyton place was americas first truly successful primetime serial. Eleanor parker and robert sterling in return to peyton place 1961 jeff.
The series was a spinoff of the primetime drama series peyton place rather than an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by grace metalious. Impressed with the success of britains monster hit coronation. Return to peyton place 1961 allison carol lynley leaves her hometown of peyton place, n. See the full list of return to peyton place cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The wonderful season of love by paul francis webster, franz waxman, performed by rosemary clooney. Return to peyton place 1961 carol lynley, jeff chandler.
The residents of peyton place are not happy when its most famous resident. When the show aired on abctv on september 15, 1964,viewers got the chance to recognized some of the characters who were in fact behind the drama and scandal that was in fact peyton place,but in other words,the series picked up where the first two installments of the movie versions, peyton place 1957,and its sequel, return to peyton place. A 1961 film adaptation was directed by jose ferrer. The films theme, the wonderful season of love, was written by paul francis webster and franz waxman and performed by ferrers thenwife. Fox movietone news return to peyton place a smash hit 1961 twitter. The sequel to the famous bestseller that opened the doors on sexuality. This would allow the narrative to get to the point sooner. Aired on abc, that foxproduced show is more than ready now for a deluxe dvd release. Return to peyton place by jose ferrer carol lynley, jeff. It sold 60,000 copies within the first ten days of its release and remained on the. Lyrics to wonderful season of love theme from return to peyton place bonus track by rosemary clooney from the rosie solves the swingin riddle. Mar 04, 20 alison mackenzie has left her hometown for new york city. Aug 06, 2019 barry coe, who starred in the peyton place movie and on the shortlived hawaiiset abc adventure series follow the sun, has died.
Rent return to peyton place 1961 starring carol lynley and jeff chandler on dvd and bluray. Residents of the small town of peyton place arent pleased when they realize theyre the characters in local writer allison mackenzies controversial first novel. Differing significantly from its source novel and the subsequent two feature films, 1957s peyton place and 1961s return to peyton place, peyton place the series focuses. Watch the residents of peyton place, new hampshire, are not happy when its most famous denizen, alison mackenzie, writes a shocking novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. Rent return to peyton place 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd.
Both movies represented significant comedowns from their predecessors, and seemed. The first peyton place had a great scoreif it was a little derivative of aaron coplands our town scoreand the first couple seconds of music in return to peyton place seemed all right then the singing started. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. The residents of peyton place, new hampshire, are not happy when its most famous denizen, alison mackenzie, writes a shocking novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. This sequel to the very popular peyton place, the film that inspired the long. While there she writes a scathing novel about the hypocrisy in her seemingly idyllic hometown, and falls in love with her publisher. Well produced melodrama, excellent art direction and costumes. Return to peyton place is a surprisingly faithful, albeit more compact, continuation of delicious small town smut, and really whets the appetite for the original tv series that starred ryan oneal and mia farrow. The residents of peyton place, new hampshire, are not happy when its most famous. Fox movietone news return to peyton place a smash hit 1961. Barry coe, who starred in the peyton place movie and on the shortlived hawaiiset abc adventure series follow the sun, has died.
In 1961 twentieth centuryfox released return to peyton place, the sequel to the motion picture that inspired one of the most beautiful scores ever written for a film. Mar 15, 2006 return to peyton place soundtrack cd details and availability. Parodies dont delete, but you can add some more return to peyton place 1961 thomas return to peyton place 1961 tugs return to peyton place 1961 despicable me 2 20 return to peyton place 1961 the smurfs 2 20 return to peyton place 1961 cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 20 return to peyton place 1961 grown ups. Return to peyton place dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. The screenplay by ronald alexander is based on the 1959 novel return to peyton place by grace metalious. Rent return to peyton place 1961 on dvd and bluray. New movie opening wednesday in milwaukee, includes carol lynley in return to peyton place photo measures 7. Heres what we can to expect see in new amsterdam season 3.
Return to peyton place 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch all 114 peyton place episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. New movie opening wednesday in milwaukee, includes carol lynley in return to peyton placephoto measures 7. Wonderful season of love theme from return to peyton place. Return to peyton place soundtrack cd details and availability.
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