Summer Magic! 1963

Jimmy Mathers plays Hayley Mills brother in this movie. If you recognize him it's probably because he looks allot like his brother Jerry Mathers who plays Beaver on "Leave it to Beaver"! The Carrey family. Arriving in Beula. Burl Ives and Hayley Mills. The sailor dress Hayley is wearing in this picture can be seen on an extra in "The Happiest Millionaire"! I think a girl wears it during the "fortuosity" number. Eddie Hodges playing the guitar. Deborah Walley and Hayley Mills resting off set. Singing "She's the Pink of Perfection". This song can be found here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npRM_L7IKb4&feature=related One of the reasons I like this movie so much is the costumes! Beautiful party dresses! Hayley Mills, James Stacy and Deborah Walley. Playing croquet. There is a video of this scene at the bottom of this post! Dorothy MacGuier plays the mother. Hayley Mills and Peter Brown. "Nancy: I've been working. Julia: That's what I mean dear, you look it."
Trivia:
Originally planned as a vehicle for Annette Funicello.

At first, Walt Disney did not care for the "Ugly Bug Ball." Songwriter Robert Sherman explained to Disney that to bugs, other bugs were not ugly, even if they looked ugly to us, beauty being in the eye of the beholder. Disney liked the idea and the song went on to become one of the popular songs of the year. It was sung by Burl Ives.

"On the Front Porch" is songwriter Robert Sherman's personal favorite song from his own work.

The film was based on the book "Mother Carey's Chickens" by Kate Douglas Wiggin and was directed by James Neilson.

The film was Mills' fourth of six films for Disney, and the young actress received a Golden Globe nomination for her work.

Starring:
Hayley Mills
Burl Ives
Dorothy McGuire
Deborah Walley
Eddie Hodges
Jimmy Mathers
Michael J. Pollard
Wendy Turner
Una Merkel

My favorite song from "Summer Magic"!


A scene from "Summer Magic".


Why do I like this movie so much?
1.It stars Hayley Mills!
2.It's a Walt Disney movie!
3.It's a sweet simple story!
4.And it has beautiful costumes!