Gidget Goes to Rome

Directed by Paul Wendkos
Not Rated
1963    1h 44mComedy, Romance
5.152%5.0
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Gidget, in Rome for a holiday, misinterprets attention she receives from a famous journalist. Discovering he is "chaperoning" her at Dad's request she resumes interest in her boyfriend. Based upon characters created by Frederick Kohner.
  • James DarrenMoondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews)
  • Cindy CarolFrances "Gidget" Lawrence
  • Jessie Royce LandisAlbertina Blythe
  • Cesare DanovaPaolo Cellini
  • Danielle De MetzDaniela
  • Joby BakerJudge
  • Trudi AmesLibby Bennett
  • Noreen CorcoranLucy McDougall
  • Peter BrooksClay Anderson
  • Lisa GastoniSignora Cellini
  • Claudio GoraAlberto
  • Don PorterRussell Lawrence
  • Jeff DonnellMrs. Lawrence
  • Eddra GaleFat Party Guest
  • Mimo BilliFontana Doorman (uncredited)
  • Luigi BonosMuseum Official (uncredited)
  • Charles BorromelWhitefaced Poet (uncredited)
  • Leone BottaItalian Boy (uncredited)
  • Mathilda CalnanOld Party Guest (uncredited)
  • José CanalejasPinchman (uncredited)
  • Charles LondonFebruary 22, 2025
    It can be a little hard to tell these Gidget films apart, but I think this one stands out as my favorite. Strangely, the little surfer girl story plays better against the back drop of Rome than on the beaches of California or Hawaii. Go figure.

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