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Gidget
Quick Facts
DirectorPaul Wendkos
Runtime1h 35m · NR
GenresComedy · Romance
Release1959-04-09
Film

Gidget

1959· NR· 1h 35m· Comedy· Romance

Watch out Brigitte...here comes Gidget!

Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggie.

1959-04-09
Gidget

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Key Crew
DirectorPaul Wendkos
ScreenplayGabrielle Upton
Director of PhotographyBurnett Guffey
Original Music ComposerArthur Morton
Full cast & crew (15 cast · 13 crew)

Details

Released1959-04-09
Runtime1h 35m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosColumbia Pictures
Box office$2M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.0/10 · 43 votes
Original languageen

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