A very dated film that one "loves to hate". Filmed in lush surroundings with an equally lush score, SUSAN SLADE is as campy, but fun as they come. A coming of age story done with taste (for its day) with some corny dialog that's hard to believe. Still, it's a good watch for a film of that period. How times have changed. A pregnant unmarried girl in those times WAS still frowned upon. Today nobody would blink an eye. Connie Stevens is pretty good as SUSAN as is Dorothy McGuire as her mother. Odd that Troy Donahue gets star billing while his part is at best a supporting role. He's only in about half of the run time all toll. He plays the same role here as he does in PARRISH; PALM SPRINGS WEEK-END and A SUMMER PLACE.
Review of Susan Slade
