Summer and Smoke (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Peter Glenville |
| Producer(s) | Paul Nathan (associate), Hal B. Wallis |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Romance (Drama) |
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Summer and Smoke Overview:
Summer and Smoke (1961) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Peter Glenville and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Paul Nathan.
Academy Awards 1961 --- Ceremony Number 34 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Geraldine Page | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Una Merkel | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arthur Krams | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Elmer Bernstein | Nominated |
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Summer and Smoke (1961)
By Beatrice on May 5, 2017 From Flickers in TimeSummer and Smoke Directed by Peter Glenville Written by James Poe and Meade Roberts from a play by Tennessee Williams 1961/USA Hal Wallis Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Geraldine Page didn’t make enough movies. The setting is the American South sometime at the end of the 19th Cen... Read full article
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The original Broadway play "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams opened Oct. 6, 1948 at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 102 performances. Ray Walston was in the cast in a supporting role.
Hal Wallis Productions bought the film rights to play in 1952, shortly before its Off-Broadway revival, for $100,000.
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Hal Wallis Productions bought the film rights to play in 1952, shortly before its Off-Broadway revival, for $100,000.
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