Summer Magic

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Summer Magic (1963)

G 07/07/1963 (US) Music, Comedy, Family 1h 50m

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THAT WONDERFUL HAYLEY! a-flitterin' in a romantic whirl of her own!

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Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won't mind their living there, since he won't be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up

James Neilson

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Sally Benson

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Hayley Mills

Nancy Carey
Burl Ives

Osh Popham
Dorothy McGuire

Mrs. Margaret Carey
Deborah Walley

Julia Carey
Una Merkel

Mariah Popham
Eddie Hodges

Gilly Carey
Michael J. Pollard

Digby Popham
Peter Brown

Tom Hamilton
James Stacy

Charles Bryant
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A review by r96sk

60%

Written by r96sk on July 17, 2020

Another one to put in the 'meh' category of live-action Disney.

'Summer Magic' isn't entertaining. You have Hayley Mills (Nancy), Burl Ives (Osh) and Dorothy McGuire (Margaret) all giving alright performances but most others things in this film are very plain.

The musical numbers are forgettable, as is the overall premise and supporting cast under Mills, Ives and McGuire. I have most definitely seen worse from the studio, this is still at least watchable. Going back to the plot, it just feels a bit slapped together without much thought or solid connection. The film ends quite abr... read the rest.

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