Summer Magic
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- This article is about the 1963 film. A misprinted run of cards from Magic: The Gathering is also known as Summer Magic.
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| Directed by | James Neilson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Written by | Sally Benson Kate Douglas Wiggin (novel) |
| Starring | Hayley Mills Burl Ives Dorothy McGuire Deborah Walley Eddie Hodges Jimmy Mathers Michael J. Pollard Wendy Turner Una Merkel |
| Music by | Richard M. Sherman (songs) Robert B. Sherman (songs) Buddy Baker (background score) Tutti Camarata (conductor) |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
| Release date(s) | July 7, 1963 (USA) |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Language | English |
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Summer Magic is a 1963 film starring Hayley Mills, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. The film was directed by James Neilson and released by Walt Disney Productions.
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[edit] Plot
Widowed Margaret Carey (Dorothy McGuire) prepares to move her family into a depressing apartment, but her eldest daughter Nancy Carey (Hayley Mills) writes to Osh Popham (Burl Ives), the caretaker of a millionaire's country home they saw while on vacation in Maine. Popham lets the Careys have the house for a pittance and contributes major labor and materials to make it liveable, much to the consternation of his wife Mariah (Una Merkel). Nancy is grieved when her snooty cousin Julia (Deborah Walley) shows up, especially when the self-styled debutante steals the attention of the handsome new teacher Charles Bryant (James Stacy). Nancy gets unexpected compensation in the form of the even more desirable Tom Hamilton (Peter Brown), not realizing he is the owner of the house that his factor Popham has basically given away.
[edit] Songs
- "Flitterin''"
- "Femininity"
- "Beautiful Beulah"
- "Summer Magic"
- "Pink of Perfection"
- "Ugly Bug Ball"
- "On the Front Porch"
[edit] Trivia
At first, when Walt Disney heard the "Ugly Bug Ball", he didn't like it. Songwriter, Bob Sherman explained to Disney that to bugs, other bugs weren't ugly, even if they looked ugly to us, beauty being in the eye of the beholder. Disney like the idea and the song went on to become one of the popular songs of the year. It was sung by Burl Ives.
