The Proper Time | |
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Directed by | Tom Laughlin |
Written by | Tom Laughlin |
Produced by | Tom Laughlin |
Starring | Tom Laughlin Nira Monsour Norma Quine Richard Shannon Dennis O'Flaherty Kip King Ray Loza Connie Davis Al Randall Roger Rollie |
Cinematography | James Crabe |
Music by | Shelly Manne |
Distributed by | Lopert Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Proper Time is a 1961 film starring Tom Laughlin. [1] Shot for roughly $28,000 in 1958, it Laughlin's directorial and screenwriting debut. [2]
Laughlin stars as Mickey Henderson, a student at UCLA with a speech impediment that goes away when he is in contact with girls. He starts a friendship with Sue ( Norma Quine), but is seduced by her roommate Doreen ( Nira Monsour). He and Doreen soon get engaged, but when he finds she has been cheating on him, he breaks up with her. Sue convinces him to go to a clinic for help with his speech problem. [3]
The Proper Time | ||||
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Soundtrack album by
Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | December 7–14, 1959 & January 28, 1960 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 46:31 | |||
Label |
Contemporary M3587/S7587 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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The jazz score of The Proper Time was composed by Shelly Manne, recorded by his group Shelly Manne & His Men in late 1959 and early 1960, and released on the Contemporary label. [4]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
The Allmusic site rated the album with 3 stars. [5]
All compositions by Shelly Manne