Summer Magic

Summer Magic

1963 · 110 min · EN · G · 6.7 (39 votes)
Dir. James Neilson · Starring Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Dorothy McGuire, Deborah Walley, Una Merkel, Eddie Hodges · Music Buddy Baker

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

MusicComedyFamily

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

VIBE

A sun-drenched, nostalgic escape to a simpler time. This film feels like a warm hug, filled with gentle humor, catchy tunes, and the quiet magic of a small town embracing newcomers. It's pure, unadulterated charm.

whimsicalcharmingnostalgicheartwarmingsteadyclassic Hollywood musicalfamily-friendlyidyllicfamilynew beginningscommunityfinding home
small townbased on novel or bookwidowmusicalmaine