Screenplay takes Gidget (now played by Deborah Walley, whom the picture introduces), severs her from the romantic ties that bind her to boy friend Jeff (James Darren) in California, and plants her ...

Darren was born James Ercolani in 1936 and grew up in ... cast member who appeared in both its sequels, 1961’s “Gidget Goes ...

He was also known for directing episodes of popular series including "Melrose Place" and "Beverly Hills, 90210." ...

Francis is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii - just during the two weeks when her beloved "Moondoggy" is home from College. When he suggests her to ...