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Gidget Grows Up

Gidget Grows Up

1969TV Movie⏱️ 1h 15mTV-14
Comedy
6.5
IMDB Rating
332 votes

After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to California only to discover that things have changed. The letters she had been writing to her beloved "Moondoggie" to try to make him jealo...

Director
James Sheldon
Writers
John McGreevey, Frederick Kohner
Stars
Karen Valentine, Edward Mulhare, Paul Petersen
Release Date
December 30, 1969
Language
English, Turkish, Japanese, Spanish
Country
United States
💬 9
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Karen Valentine
Karen Valentine
as Gidget Lawrence
Edward Mulhare
Edward Mulhare
as Alex MacLaughlin
Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen
as Moondoggie Griffith
Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson
as Ambassador Post
Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings
as Russ Lawrence
Nina Foch
Nina Foch
as Bibi Crosby
Paul Lynde
Paul Lynde
as Louis B. Latimer
Susan Batson
Susan Batson
as Diana Otessa
Hal Frederick
Hal Frederick
as Lee Basumba
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Helen Funai
as Minnie Chan

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
Screen Gems

🏷️ Keywords

camera shot of feetfemale stockinged feetpantyhosenickname in titlegidget character

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

A Pretty Good Gidget Film
by thatcameraguy2008-07-01
6/10

"Loosely adapted from Frederick Kohner's novel "Gidget Goes New York", This 1969 ABC MOW is remarkable principally for two standout performances: Karen Valentine is excellent as Gidget (of the seven women who have portrayed her in cinema and TV, I rank her second only to Sally Field), and Paul Lynde is hilarious as Louis B. Latimer, Gidget's eccentric and narcissistic landlord. Paul Peterson is alright as Jeff (though sometimes boring), and Robert Cummings is a bit flat as Russ Lawrence. Edward Mulhare seems to think he's in a 1960's soap opera. There are some trul..."

💡 Did You Know?

About 45 minutes into the film (when Gidget's seen walking in various NYC locales), she passes by the barely just started to be built work WTC (World Trade Center) towers.

📖 Synopsis

After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to California only to discover that things have changed. The letters she had been writing to her beloved "Moondoggie" to try to make him jealo...