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ComedyRomance

Gidget Goes to Rome

- That new Gidget on the loose!...and Rome's on the run!

Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of his friends. However they have to take an adult with them, so they choose Peter's eccentric aunt. In Rome they get the beautiful guide Daniela, who's fascinating the guys and making especially Gidget jealous. She starts looking elsewhere herself.

Release Date : 1963-08-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Jerry Bresler Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

James Darren

Character Name : Moondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews)

Original Name : James Darren

Gender : Male

Cindy Carol

Character Name : Frances "Gidget" Lawrence

Original Name : Cindy Carol

Gender : Female

Jessie Royce Landis

Character Name : Albertina Blythe

Original Name : Jessie Royce Landis

Gender : Female

Cesare Danova

Character Name : Paolo Cellini

Original Name : Cesare Danova

Gender : Male

Danielle De Metz

Character Name : Daniela

Original Name : Danielle De Metz

Gender : Female

Joby Baker

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Joby Baker

Gender : Male

Trudi Ames

Character Name : Libby Bennett

Original Name : Trudi Ames

Gender : Male

Noreen Corcoran

Character Name : Lucy McDougall

Original Name : Noreen Corcoran

Gender : Female

Peter Brooks

Character Name : Clay Anderson

Original Name : Peter Brooks

Gender : Male

Lisa Gastoni

Character Name : Signora Cellini

Original Name : Lisa Gastoni

Gender : Female

Claudio Gora

Character Name : Alberto

Original Name : Claudio Gora

Gender : Male

Don Porter

Character Name : Russell Lawrence

Original Name : Don Porter

Gender : Male

Jeff Donnell

Character Name : Mrs. Lawrence

Original Name : Jeff Donnell

Gender : Female

Eddie Foy Jr.

Character Name : Man at Beach Trying to Use Telephone

Original Name : Eddie Foy Jr.

Gender : Male

Eddra Gale

Character Name : Fat Party Guest

Original Name : Eddra Gale

Gender : Female

Mimo Billi

Character Name : Fontana Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mimo Billi

Gender : Male

Luigi Bonos

Character Name : Museum Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Luigi Bonos

Gender : Male

Charles Borromel

Character Name : Whitefaced Poet (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Borromel

Gender : Male

Leonardo Botta

Character Name : Italian Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonardo Botta

Gender : Male

Mathilda Calnan

Character Name : Old Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Mathilda Calnan

Gender : Female

José Canalejas

Character Name : Pinchman (uncredited)

Original Name : José Canalejas

Gender : Male

Rod Dana

Character Name : U.S. Embassy Marine (uncredited)

Original Name : Rod Dana

Gender : Male

Jim Dolen

Character Name : Nelson (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Dolen

Gender : Male

Eddie Foy Jr.

Character Name : Beachgoer Wanting to Use Phone (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Foy Jr.

Gender : Male

Eddra Gale

Character Name : Fat Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddra Gale

Gender : Female

Joe Kamel

Character Name : Italian Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Kamel

Gender : Male

Evi Marandi

Character Name : Receptionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Evi Marandi

Gender : Female

Milly

Character Name : Henrietta (uncredited)

Original Name : Milly

Gender : Female

John Stacy

Character Name : Drunken Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : John Stacy

Gender : Male

Jill Lator

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Jill Lator

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

Cindy Carol is the best of the three Gidgets, plus several Rome attractions RELEASED IN 1963 and directed by Paul Wendkos, “Gidget goes to Rome” chronicles events when Gidget (Cindy Carol) visits Rome with two girlfriends along with Moondoggie (James Darren) and two of his buds, but the group has to enlist the services of Judge’s eccentric aunt as a chaperone (Jessie Royce Landis). While Moondoggie becomes infatuated with a beautiful guide (Danielle De Metz) Gidget finds herself drawn to a suave writer, who’s much older (Cesare Danova). Gidget is 18 years-old and freshly graduated from high school in this film, which means the events take place about two years after the events in the original 1959 movie. Cindy Carol was 18 during filming and makes for a superior substitute for Sandra Dee than Deborah Walley did in 1961’s “Gidget goes Hawaiian.” Deborah was charming enough, but her hair & eyes didn’t fit, plus she tended to have weak & whiney facial expressions, which detracted from what Gidget was all about as established in the first film, i.e. a precocious, tomboyish teen who was more interested in surfing and insightful exchange than kissy-kissy, although she was interested in that too; it just wasn’t her first & only priority. Honestly, Carol is my favorite of the three actresses to play Gidget in the three theatrical movies, followed by Dee. Unlike Dee, Carol has womanly curves, which are on display from the get-go at the Malibu beach, as well as in a later scene at a Rome fashion show. Like Dee, she’s also all-around kinetic and winsome. The head-turning De Metz also scores well on the feminine front, not to mention the amusing Trudi Ames (Libby) and redhead Noreen Corcoran (Lucy). Another plus is how the story naturally takes advantage of numerous tourist attractions in Rome. As such, the viewer gets his/her own tour of “the eternal city.” While the theme lacks the potent subtexts of the original movie, it’s still worthy: Get out and see the world when you have the opportunity and get cultured from every angle. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 44 minutes and was shot in Southern Cal and Rome. WRITERS: Ruth Brooks Flippen, Katherine Albert & Dale Eunson. GRADE: B