Tammy Tell Me True
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| Directed by | Harry Keller |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Written by | Oscar Brodney |
| Based on | novel Tammy Tell Me True by Cid Ricketts Sumner |
| Starring |
Sandra Dee John Gavin Charles Drake Virginia Grey Julia Meade |
| Music by | Percy Faith |
| Cinematography | Clifford Stine |
| Edited by | Otto Ludwig |
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Ross Hunter Productions
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| Distributed by | Universal International |
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Running time
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97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Tammy Tell Me True is a 1961 American Eastmancolor comedy film directed by Harry Keller starring Sandra Dee and John Gavin, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey and Julia Meade.
Tammy is waiting to hear from her lover Pete, who has gone to agricultural college. She decides to go to college to improve herself. Tammy becomes a paid companion for a crusty old lady and falls for a handsome man.
The film was based on the 1959 novel, which the New York Times had described as "a cheerful change of pace from current novels of conflict and depression".
Sandra Dee was announced for the lead role in September 1960.
The Chicago Tribune called it "calculated cuteness... relieved by a likeable performance from Sandra Dee." The Washington Post called it "infinitely inferior to the first Tammy, everything about the film is false, especially the aggressive Sandra Dee, whose primpsy whimsy wardrobe cannot disguise the acquisitive gaze in her give-away eyes."
In a 1974 interview, Gavin criticised the film but said it "haunts the tube like a permanent miasma. You can't do worse than that."
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