Gidget Grows Up (1969)
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 jealous have had the wrong effect. Disillusioned with love, and after hearing a speech on television, she decides to make a real difference in the world by going to New York to become a youth worker at the United Nations. While there she has a proposal of marriage from an extremely wealthy Arabian sheik, but instead she falls for a handsome but older Australian diplomat.
Director: James Sheldon
Genre: Comedy, TV Movie
Runtime: 75 min
Release Date: December 30, 1969
Cast
- Karen Valentine - Gidget Lawrence
- Edward Mulhare - Alex MacLaughlin
- Paul Petersen - Jeff 'Moondoggie' Griffin
- Warner Anderson - Ambassador Post
- Robert Cummings - Russell Lawrence
- Nina Foch - Bibi Crosby
- Paul Lynde - Louis B. Latimer
- Susan Batson - Diana Otessa
- Hal Frederick - Lee Basumba
- Helen Funai - Minnie Chan
Screenplay
- John McGreevey
- Frederick Kohner (Novel)
Music: Shorty Rogers
Cinematography: John M. Stephens
Editing: Aaron Nibley
Production: Columbia Pictures Television, ABC, Screen Gems Television
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
california, tv production
More Films by Director: James Sheldon
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Gidget Grows Up about?
- 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 jealous have had the wrong effect. Disillusioned with love, and after hearing a speech on television, she decides to make a real difference in the world by going to New York to become a youth worker at the United Nations. While there she has a proposal of marriage from an extremely wealthy Arabian sheik, but instead she falls for a handsome but older Australian diplomat.
- Who directed Gidget Grows Up?
- Gidget Grows Up was directed by James Sheldon.
- Who stars in Gidget Grows Up?
- Gidget Grows Up stars Karen Valentine, Edward Mulhare, Paul Petersen, Warner Anderson, Robert Cummings, Nina Foch.
- How long is Gidget Grows Up?
- Gidget Grows Up has a runtime of 1h 15m (75 minutes).
- What genre is Gidget Grows Up?
- Gidget Grows Up is a Comedy, TV Movie film.
- Where was Gidget Grows Up produced?
- Gidget Grows Up was produced in United States of America.