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Summer Magic

    Music
    Comedy
    Family
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Jul 7, 1963
Rated G

Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won't mind their living there, since he won't be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up

Details

  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    6.6
  • Vote Count
    44
  • Popularity
    7
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Hayley Mills
Nancy Carey
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Dorothy McGuire
Mrs. Margaret Carey
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Burl Ives
Osh Popham
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Deborah Walley
Julia Carey
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Eddie Hodges
Gilly Carey
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Una Merkel
Mariah Popham
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James Mathers
Peter Carey (as Jimmy Mathers)
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Peter Brown
Tom Hamilton
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Wendy Turner
Lallie Joy Popham
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James Stacy
Charles Bryant
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Michael J. Pollard
Digby Popham
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Norman Leavitt
Hank Champlin, the barber
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O. Z. Whitehead
Mr. Perkins
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Jan Stine
Tad Perkins
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Harry Holcombe
Rev. Henry Lord
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Eddie Quillan
Boston Mailman
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Hilda Plowright
Mary

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Reviews

(1)
r96sk
60%
Another one to put in the 'meh' category of live-action Disney. <em>'Summer Magic'</em> isn't entertaining. You have Hayley Mills (Nancy), Burl Ives (Osh) and Dorothy McGuire (Margaret) all giving alright performances but most others things in this film are very plain. The musical numbers are forgettable, as is the overall premise and supporting cast under Mills, Ives and McGuire. I have most definitely seen worse from the studio, this is still at least watchable. Going back to the plot, it just feels a bit slapped together without much thought or solid connection. The film ends quite abruptly, too. 1963, it's safe to say, wasn't Disney's strongest year for live-action. This adds to the disappointments of <em>'Son of Flubber'</em>, <em>'Miracle of the White Stallions'</em> and <em>'Savage Sam'</em>. Here's hoping <em>'The Incredible Journey'</em> will conclude their releases from these twelve months on a high.