Troy Donahue was a truly big star at Warner Bros. Troy was under cotract to Universal and made a great hit in Lana Turner's splendid soap opea Imitation Of Life. Troy went t nearby Warner Bros., and was first cast in the fine film A Crowded Sky" but then hit the big time in DElmer Daves massive hit A Summer Place with Sandra Dee. (Troy may have let Universal bit Sandra went to Universal and became a huge box office star in Imitation Of Life, Come September, workinf with such big stars as RockHudson and Lana Turner and John Gavin and Gina Lollobrigida). Delmer Daves film " A Summer Place" is a classic with a great musical score incredibly beautiful scenery and a great supporting cast: Dorothy McGuire, Richard Egan and Constance Ford. (Ms. Ford seemed to have a lock on "tough women" roles at WB with Diane McBain in "Claudelle Inglish" Shirley Knight in WB "House of Women" Troy Donahue's smash hit "Rome Adventure "with Suzanne Pleshette
Troy Donahue was a major Star at WB. Troy made this film directed by Willaim Conrad who would go on to star in the successful TV series Jake and the Fat Man. This movie is predictable and didn't do the business Troy's other WB movies. WB made this movie in black and white and color would have been better.
Joey Heatherton was cast. Joey made Richard Chamberlain's fine dram at MGM "Twilight Of Honor" Joey then was cast with 2 movie legends Susan Hayward and Bette Davis in Paramount's "Where Love Has Gone" which was loosely based on the sensational Lana Turner -Johnny Stompanato murder case. Joey played Susan Hayward's daughter and Bette Davis' grandaughter ( I would have thought "Where Love Has Gone" would have propelled Joey great stardom. Joey then was signed to do this movie but to me the sparks didnt fly between Troy and Joey
What happened next is up to dispute: Troy Donahie had 2 years left on his contract an insisted WB give him his release. Jack Warner gave Troy his release but per Troy blackballed him in the movie Industry. Where Troy's peers at WB Bob Conrad got the Wild Wild West and Van Williams got the Green Hornet and Chad Everett got Medical Center Troy's career went downward.
Troy Donahue was a major Star at WB. Troy made this film directed by Willaim Conrad who would go on to star in the successful TV series Jake and the Fat Man. This movie is predictable and didn't do the business Troy's other WB movies. WB made this movie in black and white and color would have been better.
Joey Heatherton was cast. Joey made Richard Chamberlain's fine dram at MGM "Twilight Of Honor" Joey then was cast with 2 movie legends Susan Hayward and Bette Davis in Paramount's "Where Love Has Gone" which was loosely based on the sensational Lana Turner -Johnny Stompanato murder case. Joey played Susan Hayward's daughter and Bette Davis' grandaughter ( I would have thought "Where Love Has Gone" would have propelled Joey great stardom. Joey then was signed to do this movie but to me the sparks didnt fly between Troy and Joey
What happened next is up to dispute: Troy Donahie had 2 years left on his contract an insisted WB give him his release. Jack Warner gave Troy his release but per Troy blackballed him in the movie Industry. Where Troy's peers at WB Bob Conrad got the Wild Wild West and Van Williams got the Green Hornet and Chad Everett got Medical Center Troy's career went downward.