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Peyton Place ()

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A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.
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  • Nominated for 9 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations.
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Constance MacKenzie
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Michael Rossi
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Dr. Swain
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Lucas Cross
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Norman Page
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Betty Anderson
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Selena Cross
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Allison MacKenzie
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Ted Carter
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Rodney Harrington
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Nellie Cross
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Miss Elsie Thornton
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Mr. Harrington
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Prosecutor
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Seth Bushwell
Tami Conner ...
Margie
Staats Cotsworth ...
Charles Partridge
Peg Hillias ...
Marion Partridge
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Mrs. Evelyn Page
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Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Jim Brandt ...
Messenger (uncredited)
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Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Edith Clair ...
Miss Colton (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Walt Davis ...
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
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Army Sergeant (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Evans ...
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Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Fogel ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Curt Furberg ...
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Kay Garrett ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Judge (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Edwin Jerome ...
Cory Hyde (uncredited)
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Pee Wee (uncredited)
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Bailiff (uncredited)
William Lundmark ...
Paul Cross (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Thomas Martin ...
White Hall Inn Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Naval Officer (uncredited)
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Joseph 'Joey' Cross (uncredited)
Audrey Preisendorf ...
Parade Participant (uncredited)
Vernon Preisendorf ...
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Juror (uncredited)
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Matt (uncredited)
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Reporter seated in inn (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Kathy (uncredited)
Edna Smith ...
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Alfred Tonkel ...
Bailiff (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ...
Guest at Whitehall Inn (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mark Robson

Written by

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John Michael Hayes ... (screenplay)
 
Grace Metalious ... (from the novel by)

Produced by

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Jerry Wald ... producer

Music by

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Franz Waxman

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William C. Mellor ... director of photography (as William Mellor)

Editing by

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David Bretherton
James B. Clark ... (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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Leonard Doss ... color consultant
Lyman Hallowell ... assistant editor (uncredited)

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Jack Martin Smith
Lyle R. Wheeler

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Bertram C. Granger ... (set decorations) (as Bertram Granger)
Walter M. Scott ... (set decorations)

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Adele Palmer ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Helen Turpin ... hair stylist
Del Armstrong ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Buddy King ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Allan Snyder ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hal Herman ... assistant director
Jack Gertsman ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Will Williams ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Frank Moran ... sound
E. Clayton Ward ... sound
Don Isaacs ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Jim Leppert ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Bates Mason ... sound recordist (uncredited)

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L.B. Abbott ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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James Mitchell ... still photographer (uncredited)
Homer Plannette ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... executive wardrobe designer (as Charles LeMaire)
Adene Henderson ... costumes: women (uncredited)
Frank Roberts ... costumes: men (uncredited)

Music Department

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Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator
Arthur Grinnell ... musicians coordinator: marching band (uncredited)
Franz Waxman ... conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Helen Thackery ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Curtis Harrington ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
Fred Perkins ... dialectician (uncredited)
Howard Stetson ... consultant: vintage car coordinator (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

It's the pre-WWII era. Peyton Place is a small town in New England, whose leading adult citizens rule the town with their high moral standards, which they try to pass on to their offspring. The adults, especially those that wield power largely through their positions and/or through their wealth, will not tolerate anything they believe morally improper, even if there is a hint of impropriety without comprehensive evidence to back up the hints. As their offspring grow from teenagers to adults, the offspring learn that there is much hypocrisy by the adults lying underneath that façade of proper Christian morals. The offspring begin to rebel in different ways, which is brought to public scrutiny with the arrival into town of an "outsider", the new young high school principal Michael Rossi, and through a murder trial. Written by Huggo

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Also Known As
  • Jerry Wald's Production of Peyton Place (United States)
  • Jerry Wald's Production of Peyton Place (United Kingdom)
  • Les Plaisirs de l'enfer (France)
  • Glut unter der Asche (Germany)
  • Vidas borrascosas (Spain)
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  • 157 min
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Trivia Immediately after the graduation sequence, there is a quick scene showing Allison MacKenzie (Diane Varsi) at a typewriter. She is in the same pose that showed author Grace Metalious on the back of the paperback. The detail is exact, right down to the position of her body and clothing. See more »
Goofs All of the women's hair styles and clothing are strictly 1957, not 1941. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997). See more »
Soundtracks Wonderful Season of Love (Theme from Peyton Place) See more »
Quotes Mr. Harrington: This job starts at 3,000 a year.
Michael Rossi: Then we're all wasting our time. That's only $5 a week more than I was making as a teacher, Mr. Harrington
Mr. Harrington: But this offers you security -- a long term contract.
Michael Rossi: Guaranteed poverty is not security.
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