
The residents of Peyton Place, New Hampshire, are not happy when its most famous denizen, Alison Mackenzie, writes a "shocking" novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. Most outraged is malicious Roberta Carter, who wants the book banned from the school library. Roberta's other mission is to destroy her son Ted's marriage to his Italian bride. Theirs, however, isn't the only marriage in trouble: Alison's book is causing a rift between her mother and stepfather, who is ... (Full plot summary below)
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The residents of Peyton Place, New Hampshire, are not happy when its most famous denizen, Alison Mackenzie, writes a "shocking" novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. Most outraged is malicious Roberta Carter, who wants the book banned from the school library. Roberta's other mission is to destroy her son Ted's marriage to his Italian bride. Theirs, however, isn't the only marriage in trouble: Alison's book is causing a rift between her mother and stepfather, who is also the school principal and one of the book's few defendants.
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| User ReviewEvan HThe first film was a beautiful, tastefully-handled soap opera that skirted around some really distasteful topics. This follow-up is far less prestigious and far less beautiful, but features a mind-altering performance by Mary Astor as a manipulative, haughty, vengeful, controlling old bat who uses the people of Peyton Place as so many chess pieces. Every single moment she has in the film is priceless. |
| User ReviewJames HWell produced melodrama, excellent art direction and costumes. The performances are fine, especially Mary Astor as the controlling mother. The story is a bit much but I was always interested in the story. |
| User ReviewI don't know wWell produced melodrama, excellent art direction and costumes. The performances are fine, especially Mary Astor as the controlling mother. The story is a bit much but I was always interested in the story. |
| User ReviewRobert H***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.*** |
| User ReviewJames Cthe casting in this film was horrid. the replacement for allison and constance mackenzie were the only ones that fit. besides these to the differences in physical apperance were too distracting for anyone who watched the first one. the storyline ruins the feelings of hope the first one left the viewer with. selena and ted's relationship is dismissed in this movie as just a friendship and nothing more where in the first movie he had proposed to here. the sweet little guy that allison helped in Peyton Place is not in this movie at all and her relationship with her editor is just a little ridiculous. Overall i believe that this movie was not only a waste of my time but a waste for every viewer and every cast/crew person that worked on it. a true proof of making a movie for the money only and no artistic drive or passion what-so-ever. |
| User ReviewAshley HReturn to Peyton Place is an awful film. It is about Alison Mackenzie who writes a "shocking" novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town. Carol Lynley and Eleanor Parker give disappointing performances. The screenplay is badly written. Jose Ferrer did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. |