A 16-year-old tomboy and high school athlete becomes embroiled with the lives around her boyfriend whose conservative father is running for mayor.
Acting
Patty Duke's chaotic physical comedy pre-'Valley of the Dolls'.
Costume
Tomboy-to-glam transformation that says everything about 1965.
Director
Don Weis
Patty Duke
Billie
Jim Backus
Howard G. Carol
Jane Greer
Agnes Carol
Warren Berlinger
Mike Benson
Billy De Wolfe
Mayor Charlie Davis
Charles Lane
Coach Jones
Dick Sargent
Matt Bullitt
Ted Bessell
Bob Matthews
Susan Seaforth Hayes
Jean Carol Matthews
Bobby Diamond
Eddie Davis
Richard Deacon
Principal Arnold Wilson
Robert Banas
Dancer, Cheerleader and Track Team Member
Don Grady
Track Team Member
Donna McKechnie
Dancer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patty Duke won her Oscar for 'The Miracle Worker' at 16, making her the youngest winner ever at that time — then immediately did this musical.
The film awkwardly straddles second-wave feminism's arrival: Billie's athleticism is celebrated, but her 'happy ending' requires a makeover and conformity.
US
