The Viewing Files: 365 Movies in 365 Days - Week Twenty Eight

With the weather being so up and down it seemed like a perfect time to indulge in a good wallow so this week it's all about romance and teen angst, 50s style.   As can be expected there's plenty of pretty girls and manly men and swoony declarations of love.

Don't you just love the 50s and early 60s.

Personally I just like to look at all the pretty dresses but that's me.

A Date With Judy
Starring: Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor
Original release: 1948
Synopsis: When Judy's boyfriend refuses to take her to the high school dance she finds herself falling for an older man.

Elizabeth Taylor when she was young.  And just look at those dresses.  I'm loving this black, green and white number.

This yellow is pretty cute also

As you can tell I am all about the clothes.  As for the story... well it was kind of cute which is pretty much all you need when you're in the mood for teen romance.

Tammy and the Bachelor
Starring: Debbie Reynolds
Original release: 1957
Synopsis: A young woman who lives on a houseboat on the Mississippi River falls in love with a Southern gentleman.

Mindless entertainment with a neat theme song.  Could have been better if Tammy wasn't quite so annoying.

Gidget
Starring: Sandra Dee and James Darren
Original release: 1959
Synopsis: 17 year old Gidget wants to learn how to surf despite the boys giving her a hard time.

Admit it.  You've got that song in your head. 

Okay, now that we have all finished singing along to it lets get back to the movie which was kind of perfect in every way.

A Summer Place
Starring: Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue
Original release: 1959
Synopsis: A businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their teenage children begin a romance of their own.

Sex and emotions and body image plus a scary as mother.  Kind of amazing for a movie made in 1959.

More famous for it's theme song than for the actual movie itself there's also plenty of teen angst, some hazy closeups and some wooden acting courtesy of Troy (sorry Troy).

Teen melodrama at its best.

Tammy Tell Me True
Starring: Sandra Dee
Original release: 1961
Synopsis: Tammy leaves the Mississippi and enrolls in college in an effort to improve herself.

Tammy again.  Still an annoying character to be honest.  Sandy D tries her best but I'm not sure if even she can save this movie.

Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Starring: James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara
Original release: 1962
Synopsis: Mr. Hobbs wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach, but his wife has invited all their family to stay with them. 

I'm with James Stewart.  Why on Earth would you want to go on holiday with your entire family?  Especially when you have to deal with all their dramas.

Blue Hawaii
Starring: Elvis Presley
Original release: 1961
Synopsis: After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide.

Elvis can't act but who cares, there's catchy songs and pretty scenery.   Wallow and enjoy.

Viva Las Vegas
Starring: Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret
Original release: 1964
Synopsis: A race car driver goes to Las Vegas so he can enter a race meets a pretty red-head.

The same as above only this time it's Las Vegas with the added bonus of Ann-Margret being all haughty and sexy.