A Swingin' Summer movie theatre poster
Maker
National Screen Service
(American, 1920 - 2000)
Date1965
Object number00008592
NamePoster
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 1276 × 928 mm, 0.1 kg
Display dimensions: 1040 × 690 mm
Mount / Matt size (G Fini Mount): 1249 × 900 mm
Display dimensions: 1040 × 690 mm
Mount / Matt size (G Fini Mount): 1249 × 900 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection
Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionThis promotional movie poster for the film 'A Swingin' Summer' was printed by the National Screen Service Corp in 1965. The film starred James Stacy, Raquel Welch, William A. Wellman jr, Quinn O'Hara, Martin West, Mary Mitchell and guest starred Allan Jones and Lili Kordell.HistoryDuring the 1950s and 1960s Hollywood developed the beach party movie as a genre. Plots usually centered on teenage gangs that lived around beach. The appeal of surfing in popular culture was in part due to the 1957 publication of Frederick Kohner's novel 'Gidget' and subsequent 'Gidget' films and television series. Following on from the appeal of 'Gidget', American International Pictures produced the surprise hit 'Beach Party' in 1963, helping to popularise surfing and surf music in films.
'A Swingin' Summer' was a 1965 beach party film co-written and directed by Robert Sparr and featured Raquel Welch in her first starring role. The storyline revolves around three college kids who get involved in plans to save a lakeside dance pavilion from closing.SignificanceThis poster provides an example of the promotional material associated with beach party movies produced during the 1950s and 1960s.