Gidget Grows Up
| Gidget Grows Up | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | a book by Frederick Kohner |
| Written by | John McGreevey |
| Directed by | James Sheldon |
| Starring | Karen Valentine Edward Mulhare Paul Petersen Guest Stars: |
| Music by | Shorty Rogers lyrics by Kelly Gordon sung by Jean King |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Harry Ackerman (executive producer) Jerome Courtland |
| Cinematography | John M. Stephens |
| Editor | Aaron Nibley |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production company | Screen Gems |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 30, 1969 |
| Related | |
Gidget Grows Up is a 1969 American
Bob Cummings, Nina Foch and Paul Lynde. Freely adapted from the novel Gidget Goes New York by Frederick Kohner, the film premiered on ABC on December 30, 1969, and was intended as a pilot for a possible new Gidget series, possibly a sequel to the 1960s sitcom Gidget.[1]
Plot
After two years of college abroad, Gidget returns to
United States Ambassador to the United Nations, she hops a bus to New York City to work for the United Nations
.
She meets the Ambassador, who finds her a job, but because she has only two years of college education, the best position the United Nations will offer her is tour guide. She meets and has a fling with Alex Mac Laughlin, an
agronomist who finds her and two of her fellow employees an inexpensive Greenwich Village apartment, managed by the eccentric Louis B. Latimer, a grown child actor has-been attempting a comeback as an independent film
director.
Gidget has a number of comical and romantic adventures before being reunited with former boyfriend Jeff.
Cast
- Karen Valentine as Gidget
- And Edward Mulhare as Alex Mac Laughlin
- Co-Starring Paul Petersen as Moondoggie
Special Guest Stars
in alphabetical order - Warner Anderson as Ambassador Post
- Bob Cummingsas Russ Lawrence
- Nina Foch as Bibi Crosby
- Paul Lynde as Louis B. Latimer
| Susan Batson | Diana |
| Hal Frederick | Lee |
| Helen Funai | Minnie |
| Mario Aniov | Abdul |
Gunilla Knudsen |
Katrina |
| Doreen Lang | Mrs. Willard |
| Michael Lembeck | Arnold |
| Davis Roberts | Bukumbu Representative |
| Cynthia Lynn | Dispatcher |
| Donald Symington | Clerk |
| Harlan Carraher | Ben |
| Margot Jane | Rae Ellen |
| Leo G. Morrell | Turkish Delegate |
| Lloyd Kino | Japanese Delegate |
| Hugo Bianqui | Italian Delegate |
See also
- Gidget (film)
- Gidget Goes Hawaiian
- Gidget Goes to Rome
- Gidget Gets Married
- Gidget's Summer Reunion
- The New Gidget
- List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company
- United Nations in popular culture
References
- ^ GIDGET IS RETURNING TO THE SCREEN--ONLY NOW SHE'S A VALENTINE Los Angeles Times 28 Dec 1969: l39d.
External links
- Gidget Grows Up at IMDb
- Gidget Grows Up at AllMovie
- Gidget Grows Up at OVGuide, eight video clips comprising the entire film, more or less
