zaxkon Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Hello. It is my first post here. I love old Hollywood movies, and I'm watching such films all the time. I was wondering if you have any suggestions about Hollywood films mostly of the 1930s to 1960s that have to do with summer or feel very summer-y. Maybe mostly family feel-good movies, or musicals (Fred Astaire, Gene kelly etc.), but adventure too.. I can't find any such list on the net. They're mostly about later films. I'm searching for films like: *Summer Holiday (1948)* *Summer Stock (1950)* *The Naked Jungle (1954)* *Summertime (1955)* *Seven Year Itch (1955)* *Boy on a Dolphin (1957)* *Swiss Family Robinson (1960)* *The Parent trap (1961)* *Room for one more (1962)* *Mr. Hobbs takes a vacation (1962)* *Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)* *Summer Magic (1963)* *The Moon Spinners (1964)* I have also in mind the *Beach Party* movies. Thank you in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 *Summer Holiday* is, of course, a remake of the play and 1935 movie *Ah, Wilderness!* Also from 1935 is *A Midsummer Night's Dream* *Sunnyside Up* from 1929 starts off on the Fourth of July and is mostly if not entirely set during the rest of the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markfp2 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Let's not forget THE SUMMER OF '42. Back in 1971 a lot of teenage boys had some very "lustful throughts" after seeing Jennifer O'Neill in that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starliteyes Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 *Centennial Summer (1946)* - A Fox musical that might be hard to find since it is rarely shown and does not appear to be out on dvd. *The Long, Hot Summer (1958)* - I've never seen it myself, but the title certainly seems to fit the criteria you're looking for. *Picnic (1955)* - I consider this a quintessential summer movie. *The Pajama Game (1957)* - This just popped into my head because of the company picnic scene that culminates in the "Once a Year Day" number and clearly takes place in the summer, as does the rest of the movie. *Two Weeks With Love (1950)* - The story concerns a family spending two weeks of summer vacation in the Catskills. *Having Wonderful Time (1938)* - Another summer vacation in the Catskills movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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