The Warner Brothers Romance Classics Collection: Palm Springs Weekend (1963) / Parrish (1961) / Rome Adventure (1962) / Susan Slade (1961)

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loved this movie

I bought this for Susan Slade, one of my favorite films, but having Parrish, Roman Adventure and Palm Springs Weekend was a bonus. I think they ought to have included another film directed by Delmer Daves, instead of Palm Springs, which at least has both Connie Stevens and Troy Donahue. Some suggest that "A Summer Place" ought to be here, but I think it is not, because the selling point for this set is that none of the four titles in this set are available anywhere else, they are exclusive to this set.I really appreciate Troy Donahue's acting. People should never put him down, he really emoted in these. He is very modest, saying that he was only good as his material. Pease! I have seen terrible performances by people with good material. He was really good! Plus he is cute!The only one of the films without Connie Stevens is Roman Adventure, for that we have Suzanne Pleshette, who married Donahue two years after they made the film. I am still I the middle of that one, but I saw it years ago.People put down Susan Slade as corny or whatever, but it was good. I felt compelled to watch it over and over, and not just because my then-favorite, Bert Convy had a part in it (Wells Corbett). I loved the clothes, the scenery and even the storyline (my sister had a baby out of wedlock, and that was no small thing). People put down the premise, but Bobby Darin and Jack Nicholson went through similar experiences (spoiler -- being raised by their grandmothers). My sister was so upset, watching this, that she went into a teary fit, angry because our folks didn't support her, and her baby ended up dead, because she had moved out of town to a bad apartment house. "Her parents were so nice! They loved her! They protected her!" Yeah, they did.

Excellent!

The stand out film in this Romance Classics Collection from Warner Brothers is "Rome Adventure" the only film that one might consider a classic among the bunch. With a star making performance in her first film Suzanne Pleshette commands the screen and makes the film all hers. She is both engaging as an actress and a timeless beauty as well and proves she was a star who should have been bigger. Perhaps her resemblance to Elizabeth Taylor hindered her value at the studio, who knows? Her equally beautiful co-star not Troy Donohue but the city of Rome. Rarely has the city been more gorgeously photographed and here it is indeed presented as lovingly by the cinematographer Charles Lawton Jr. as he presents us with Miss Pleshette. In a stand out performance Angie Dickenson nearly steels the picture as a wicked temptress. She is a joy to watch and a real guilty pleasure to boot as she vamps her way across most of Italy and half of Europe.Delmar Davies directed the film (as he did "Parish" and "Susan Slade") with flair and his trademark penchant for the melodramatic. "Rome Adventure" is the best of the lot in this collection. The rest of the films vary from overcooked melodrama to silly camp teen comedy."Susan Slade" comes in second place with a first rate cast of veterans and young stars of the time. The wonderful surprise here as in "Perrish" is that Connie Stevens is such a fine actress. She shines as an innocent sheltered girl forced to grow up fast in a world of very narrow and strict mores. It is also a visual treat to see San Francisco, Carmel, and Monterey in the early 1960's shot so memorably in all their glory.. In "Perrish" Connie is a Real Bad Girl and she brings a touch of class, defiant pride and honor to the role that one would not expect from her. The other plus in this long tale of tobacco plantations in Connecticut is the last screen appearance of Claudette Colbert. It is just a treat to watch her in action with all her signature gestures and "Shoot my face from the left side only" moves that made her a star and so good at playing wise strong mothers. "Palm Springs Weekend" weighs in as a campy lightweight "Where The Boys Are" where all the "teens" are played by actors nearing thirty. This film is a silly throwaway that is the perfect vehicle for the decidedly doughy and charmless Troy Donahue. This collection should really be called The Troy Donahue Collection since he stars in all for epics. In sad fact the films suffer for his presence. "Parrish", "Susan Slade", and "Rome Adventure" would have been much better with a lead that could act. I found myself pining for the films to rise from under his dead weight. Tab Hunter was truly missed.The prints are good and the sound quality fine on all four films. So this collection is for die-hard Donahue fans and worth buying for "Rome Adventure" above all the rest.

He was all the rage in his time (late 50's - early 60's) The tall, blue eyed blond surfer boy every girl wanted. His leading ladies ranged from Sandra Dee. "A Summer Place" one of fans all time favorites! (Not on this disk) , Susanne Pleshett, who he had a brief marriage too, - "A Distant Drum"(Not on this disk) and "Rome Adventure", Connie Stephens who played opposite him in "Parrish" and "Susan Slade", and Stephanie Powers, "Palm Springs Weekend".Two movies, Parish and Susan Slade, are directed by veteran film maker, Delmer Davies. Despite the hallmark theme of these movies "good boy" gets caught in web of love and deceit with wordily young women, the films attracted very good actors like Richard Eagan, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, Claudette Colbert, Karl Malden, Dean Jagger, Beulah Bondi, Lloyd Nolan, Ty Hardin, Robert Conrad, and Jack Weston to name a few. While the first two movies deal with love, premarital sex and pregnancy. The third movie, "Palm Springs Weekend" is a lighthearted romp with college basketball players coming to town for spring break. Chaos ensues and of course Donahue falls in love with Stephanie Powers despite the nickname of "Bunny". Connie Stevens is on board this time playing a barely 16 babysitter pretending to be on break from the University of Hawaii. She attracts bad boy Robert Conrad with Ty Hardin the upstanding cowboy coming to the rescue and knocking tough boy Conrad around. Of course "bunny's" chief of police father, played by Andrew Duggan, throws in some good laughs.

Having gone to Palm Springs on the thing of spring break, long after it was discouraged. I enjoyed seeing some of the stars during their near youth. The movie was silly and did not hold up to Where the Boys Are.

the actors are top -notch......the chemistry between Suzanne and Troy is palpable

Der Erfolg von Where the Boys Are beeindruckte Jack Warner, einen der Bosse von Warner Bros., genug, um einen ähnlich gelagerten Film bei seinem Studio in Auftrag zu geben. Der Titel »Palm Springs Weekend« stand bereits fest, bevor der Autor Earl Hamner Jr. mit dem Schreiben des Drehbuchs betraut wurde. David Schwartz und Danny Arnold polierten das Skript auf Wunsch der Produzenten noch etwas auf, nachdem der Regie-Veteran Norman Taurog mit an Bord geholt worden war und Unbehagen bezüglich des Original-Skriptes geäußert hatte. »Palm Springs Weekend« sollte der 178. Film des damals 64jährigen Regisseurs werden. Um Geld zu sparen, griff man auf jung-unverbrauchte Schauspielerinnen und Schauspieler zurück, die frisch beim Studio unter Vertrag waren. Ursprünglich sollte Tuesday Weld die weibliche Hauptrolle übernehmen, dann aber wurde Connie Stevens der Vortritt gewesen. Troy Donahue wollte den Film eigentlich nicht machen, lehnte ab und wurde von Warner sanktioniert. Das Zudrehen des Geldhahns war eine beliebte Methode, um bockige Vertragsschauspieler gefügig zu machen, und es funktionierte auch hier. Donahue wurde sogar noch verdonnert, den Titelsong zu singen. Ty Hardin, Jack Weston und Robert Conrad wurden für signifikante Nebenrollen engagiert, und Stefanie Powers wurde von Columbia für ihren Part ausgeliehen. Die späteren TV-Stars Linda Gray und Dawn Wells tauchten kurz als Statistinnen auf.Die Dreharbeiten begannen am 10. Februar 1963 und dauerten bis in den Mai. Es wurde hauptsächlich vor Ort in Palm Springs gedreht, die Innenaufnahmen entstanden bei Warner Bros. in Hollywood. Connie Stevens schwärmte noch Jahre später: »By far, that film was one of the most fun times of my life«, während Troy Donahue den Trip in die Wüste eher als eine Art Sauf-und-Fick-Tour betrachtete: »The picture was tame compared to the reality.«Tja, worum geht es eigentlich? »Palm Springs Weekend« ist im Prinzip kongruent mit Where the Boys Are — mit dem feinen Unterschied, dass eben nicht Florida, sondern Kalifornien der Ort der Handlung ist. Auch ist der Blickpunkt etwas verändert worden, denn hier wird das Ganze aus der männlichen Perspektive geschildert. Es geht um die amourösen Abenteuerchen einer College-Baseballmannschaft, die während des Osterwochenendes in einem Jugendhotel in Palm Springs weilt. Jim (Donahue) ist in Bunny (Powers) verknallt, doch die hat einen übervorsichtigen Sherrif (Andrew Duggan) zum Vater. Jims Zimmergenosse Biff (Jerry Van Dyke) versucht, bei Amanda (Zeme North) zu landen, die von der Hotel-Chefin (Carole Cook) dazu verdonnert wurde, auf ihren missratenen Sohn Boom-Boom (Bill Mumy) aufzupassen. Zu guter Letzt konkurrieren noch ein reicher, ziemlich verkorkster Playboy (Conrad) und ein Stuntman aus Hollywood (Hardin) um Connie Stevens’ Gunst…Der Brei ist bekömmlich, es gibt ein paar ulkige Szenen — besonders Boom-Boom ist zum Piepen! — und eine schaumige Pool-Überschwemmung, wie Hollwood sie in Comedy-Meisterwerken wie »The Party« (Regie: Blake Edwards) oder The Thrill of It All gerne zelebrierte. Zum Ende hin gibt es eine Verfolgungsjagd mit unfreiwillig komischen, da peinlich schlechten Rückprojektionen, die man aber gelassen hinnimmt. Dass es keine Toten gibt und auch die »richtigen« Paare sich finden, ist selbstverständlich. Als der Film im November 1963 in den USA startete, waren die Kritiken ganz anständig, und obwohl »Palm Springs Weekend« kein Mega-Hit wurde, war er doch ein profitables Geschäft. 55 Jahre später ist der Streifen immer noch ganz nett anzuschauen und definitiv ein Tipp für einen gemütlichen DVD-Abend.

半世紀以上前の子供の頃この軽快な音楽の中に繰り広げられる映像を想像するのみ　当時はリアルで見られなければ観られない時期が過ぎれば永遠にと思っていた　内容は英語なので繰り返し観て半分ぐらい判断　内容はそのままの他愛ないストーリー（パームスプリングス）だが長い間の憧れ　アメリカがカッコヨク　肩がこらない　やっと願い叶い　良い時代につくづく成った　モノクロ映像の時代を過ごしてきたので尚更　後の3作品はおまけで後に鑑賞　尚リージョンはブルーレイレコーダー(三菱・REAL）での再生は問題無く出来る　字幕が(英語・フランス語・オフ)の様で他に予告編？の様なのも入る　内容的には感動はしないものの懐かしい　サーフサイド6、サンディのトロイドナヒュー・ハワイアンアイのクリケット、コニースティブンス・同じくロバートコンラッドは今も覚えている　他には古き良き時代で顔だけは知っている俳優があちらこちらに。　当時1チャンスのみでTVにかじりついていたのを思い出す　嘘みたいな事だがチャンネル争いで大喧嘩なんてこと有ったなんて今では信じられないかも　なので自分でコントロールする醍醐味は実に愉快極まりない

so many teen memories of troy, connie and other warner players in these romantic dramas .....and steiners music too. a great set

Was so happy to finally get to watch this movie.