The house doesn't belong to the individual who offered the family to come and stay. Summer Magic (1963) Cast and Crew When widowed Margaret Carey (Dorothy McGuire) gets into money trouble, her teenage daughter, Nancy (Hayley Mills), devises a plan to cut costs. Cassie H Super Reviewer. "Summer Magic" is as charming like Hayley Mills. Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020. Just good wholesome family entertainment. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents. An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. Osh's wife, Maria, who has been onto his lies since the beginning, comes to the yellow house to tell the Careys that Tom has no idea that they are living on his property. 17 people found this helpful. Margaret Carey, Michael J. Pollard A young widow from Boston named Margaret Carey and her three children, Nancy, Gilly, and Peter, soon realize that their financial status is quickly dropping and they are forced to move. I bought this DVD for my youngest daughter purely for Burl Ives singing the "Ugly Bug Ball" song. You're almost there! A Bostonian widow moves with her kids to the country. You'll definitely recognize many of the other actors and actresses from other movies and TV shows. Margaret informs Osh of their still falling finances and Osh makes up a request from the house's owner, Tom Hamilton, in exchange for no rent, in hopes to keep them in town. The dramatic, yet kind-hearted, Nancy inquires the small town of Beulah, Maine about their large, yellow house, a house the family had admired on their trips there. ", "Everyone ends up in the same damned place. So good. Hayley Mills is 70 now. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Songwriter Robert B. Sherman explained to him that to bugs, others were not ugly, even if they looked ugly to us, beauty being in the eye of the beholder. Sign up here. A teenager encounters romance, intrigue and a search for stolen jewels during her visit to the island of Crete. Julia wins and Nancy is completely jealous of her after the party ("On the Front Porch"). The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. No cursing. I used to have it on VHS. This is a great movie for kids and adults alike. Disney Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. 5 of 6 people found this review helpful. "Once a lonely caterpillar sat and cried...". comedy, Photo Credits: Netflix; Pop TV; Robert Viglasky, Hartswood Films; Fred Hayes/Disney+, Fox, PopTV; Bettina Strauss/Netflix; Nicole Rivelli/Amazon, Netflix, Frank Masi/Apple, Disney, Jasper Savage/Hulu; Diyah Pera/CW, Watch This Nail-Biting Exclusive Sneak Peek at, What to Watch on Netflix Top 10 Rankings on October 9, The Women Behind TV's Black Female Superheroes Join Forces for an Important Conversation at NYCC. Summer Magic is one of those films that takes a family misfortune and then brings out the best in some person to be able to help put it right again. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. Fun story and music. I wish there were more films that made people better again! Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Summer Magic Trailer. ", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution". Sign in to see videos available to you. 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