Gidget (1959)
Watch out Brigitte...here comes Gidget!
95 min
Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggie.
- Release date
- April 9, 1959
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $1,500,000
Trailer
Cast
- Sandra Dee as Francie Lawrence aka Gidget
- James Darren as Jeffrey Matthews aka Moondoggie
- Cliff Robertson as Burt Vail aka The Big Kahuna
- Arthur O'Connell as Russell Lawrence
- The Four Preps as Band at Beach
- Mary LaRoche as Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence
- Joby Baker as Stinky
- Tom Laughlin as Lover Boy
- Sue George as Betty Louise aka B.L.
- Robert Ellis as Hot Shot
Crew
- Paul Wendkos · Director
- Gabrielle Upton · Writer
- Frederick Kohner · Writer
- Lewis J. Rachmil · Producer
- Burnett Guffey · Cinematographer
- William A. Lyon · Editor