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 ...

1961 Movie"Get Happy! Get with it! Beach-Parties! Luau-Feasts! Surf-Boarding! Hula-Dancing! Have yourself a Hawaiian holiday when..."Gidget Goes Hawaiian"" ...

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 ...

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

James Darren, who found teen heartthrob fame ... of a studio contract — was part of the two that followed: “Gidget Goes ...