Tammy Tell Me True (Universal Pictures) (1961)

“TARMMY TELL ME TRUE” (2-A} Pig-tailed Sandra Dee is the shantyboat-bred youngster who yearns for a college education in “Tammy Tell Me True,” romantic comedy in which her constant companion is Penelope, the cantankerous nanny goat. Young Sandra co-stars with John Gavin in the Ross Hunter color production for Universal-International Pictures. (Still No. 1910-30AD ) Julia Meade Travels Far, Fast And High For Her Screen And Video Career (Advance) Julia Meade calls “Tammy Tell Me True,” the romantic comedy in which she appears with Sandra Dee and John Gavin, her ‘24,000-mile picture.” The actress had to commute that distance—just short of a trip around the world—for her co-starring role in the Ross Hunter color production for Universal-International, set to open Se eee ares ea on the screen of the Be ee a ed ane Theatre. Julia’s residence is in New York City, where, as just about every television viewer is delightfully aware, she has been a regular for the past eight years on the Ed Sullivan show. When producer Ross Hunter, who previously had arranged for her screen debut in “Pillow Talk” with Rock Hudson and Doris Day, cast her for the new role she had to squeeze in the assignment between her weekly video appearances. This meant that each Friday night, for four weeks, she had to hastily pack her bags for a flight from Hollywood to Gotham, and just as hastily re-pack them for her return trip late each Sunday night. It all worked out so smoothly that not once was the captivating redhead tardy either'on the studio sound stages or for the video program. In “Tammy Tell Me True,” the actress plays the pivotal role of the somewhat snooty niece of Beulah Bondi, seen as a wealthy woman of eccentric behavior. She says she likes the role so much she would have traveled twice as far, had it been necessary, to accept the assignment. Julia has carved out an enviable reputation for herself in television where she has become one of the highest paid commercial announcers in the industry. If she never works another day in her life, it has been said, she’ll never have to be concerned about her finances. But she’s interested STAMMYOTELE ME TRUE” UC Golden blonde Sandra Dee stars in the title role of ‘“‘Tammy Tell Me True,” romantic comedy in color, co-starring John Gavin. The effervescent young beauty portrays a shantyboat-bred youngster in quest of a college education in the Ross Hunter production for Universal-International. (Still No. 1910-34AD ) Page 4 TAMMY TELL ME TRUE (1G Red-haired actress Julia Meade, familiar to video audiences for her appearances on the Ed Sullivan show, has a co-starring role with Sandra Dee and John Gavin in the romantic color comedy, ‘‘Tammy Tell Me True.” The Ross Hunter production for Universal-International marks her second screen role. (Still No. 1910-18AD) in pictures, she says, because she now wants to spread her histrionic wings. Julia Meade brings a solid acting background to her work in films. She spent seven years in summer stock and has appeared in three Broadway shows, “‘The Tender Trap,” “Double in Hearts” and “Roman Candle.” She is the wife of Worsham Rudd, a commercial artist, and she says that her husband is not above commandeering her services for the various advertising illustrations he prepares. Shantyboat Doors Had To Be Changed (Current) Sharp-eyed film-going spectators will find a slight change in the shantyboat which was first seen in Universal-International’s “Tammy and the Bachelor,” and is now being used again in the sequel, “Tammy Tell Me True,” starring Sandra Dee and John Gavin, and now showing at the meee epee erat ruin Theatre. The doorway entrance to the craft has been made half a foot higher — all because of Gavin’s lofty stature. During rehearsals the six-foot four-inch star was hitting his head so often on the low set frame that director Harry Keller took pity on him and had a new door cut. “Tammy Tell Me True” is a Ross Hunter production, and the color picture co-stars Charles Drake, Virginia Grey, Julia Meade, with Cecil Kellaway, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan, Gigi Perreau and Juanita Moore featured. Goat Finds Sandra Dee's Straw Hat Is Most Delicious (Current) Sandra Dee’s new straw hat— one she got from her husband, singer-actor Bobby Darin, lasted only a single day when the lovely young actress brought it along with her during the filming of “Tammy Tell Me True,” now Showing. at the. -.33)-22 2 Theatre. Sandra co-stars with John Gavin in the Universal-International color film. One of her acting colleagues ate the colorful hat—down to the last straw. The culprit was Penelope, a nanny goat established in the film as Sandra’s constant companion. While heads were momentarily turned, the goat apparently sampled the hat in the star’s dressing room, found it a delicious morsel and finished it off so that not a trace was left. “T’m the last person to deny a goat a tasty meal,’’ mused Sandra, “but it was one of the few hats I’ve really liked.” Bobby has promised Sandra a duplicate. Young Sandra Dee finds her college professor friend, John Gavin, interesting both romantically and educationally as they co-star in “Tammy Tell Me True,” romantic comedy in color. The Ross Hunter production is a Universal-International picture. (Still No. 1910-21AD) Cross-Country Jaunts On Actress’ Schedule (Current) Titian-tressed actress Julia Meade was filmland’s title holder as champion cross-country commuter during the filming of Universal-International’s ‘Tammy Tell Me True,” in which she costars with Sandra Dee and John Gavin. While working in the color picture, now at the.......... Theatre, she traveled a grand total of 24,000 miles. A regular on the Ed Sullivan television show, Miss Meade had to fly back to New York each weekend for the program. She departed each Friday night at the conclusion of her work on the sound stages and headed back for Hollywood on a late Sunday night flight. And, she made a total of four round trips in all. “Tammy Tell Me True,” a Ross Hunter production, is Miss Meade’s second picture assignment at Universal. She made her film debut in “Pillow Talk” with Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall. Star's Dog-Gone Hosiery Bills High (Current) Young Sandra Dee, starring in “Tammy Tell Me True,” the Ross Hunter color production in color for Universal-International, and now showing: at: the :2..2.-..54.......: Theatre, reported that her hosiery bill has tripled since Clementine, a toy terrier, joined her household. The pet’s favorite napping place, says the teen-age star, is the bottom drawer of a bedroom chest in which she keeps her stockings. And, the diminutive animal likes to chew on the nylons before falling off to sleep. John Gavin shares starring honors with Miss Dee in ‘“‘Tammy Tell Me True,” and the co-starring roles of the romantic comedy in color are played by Charles Drake, Virginia Grey and Julia Meade. John Gavin's Name Was On Theatre Front Long Before He Began Acting (Advance) A teen-age prank by handsome, dark-haired John Gavin, who co-stars with Sandra Dee in “Tammy Tell Me True,” Openiie ee at the...... Ecieeie rel Se Theatre, foretold his future far better than he knows. Long before he ever dreamed of a-film career his name blazoned brightly on the marquee of a theatre on famed Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. He put it up there himself, in the small hours of the morning, just to see how it looked, and then as quickly took it down. Gavin was a student at Beverly Hills High School at the time, working evenings as assistant manager of the old Elite Theatre so he could support his vintage model hot-rod in the custom he desired. One of his chores was changing the marquee, and it was during such a task that he succumbed to the sudden urge. Now, of course, his name is in lights at theatres all over the world in recognition of his status as one of filmland’s most important new talents. Currently starring with Sandra Dee in Ross Hunter’s color production for Universal-International of “Tammy Tell Me True,” Gavin was launched on an acting career purely by chance. He was paying a personal call on an old family friend, Brynie Foy, the producer. They had met with great frequency. But suddenly Foy seemed to “see” young Gavin for the first time. “Hey,” the producer said, “why don’t you become an actor? I think you’d be a natural.” Foy put Gavin in touch with an agent. The agent took Gavin to Universal. Universal recognized a good thing when they saw it. Result: a long-term contract now in its fifth year with the actor’s future growing ever brighter. In “Tammy Tell Me True,” in which he portrays a romanticallyinclined professor of literature at a Mississippi college, Gavin gets an abrupt change of histrionic Percy Faith Writes First Film Musical Score For “Tammy” (Current) Percy Faith, the noted composer-arranger-conductor, composed the original musical score for Universal’s Ross Hunter color production, “Tammy Tell Me True,” which stars Sandra Dee and John Gavin, and is now showing at the The assignment marked Faith’s entrance into the movie field and prompted him to move his permanent headquarters from New York to Hollywood. One of America’s most widely acclaimed music makers, Percy Faith has turned out a total of 32 albums having combined sales in excess of seven million. His original tunes include such hits as “My Heart Cries for You,” ‘No One But You” and “Swedish Rhapsody.” "TAMMY TELL ME TRUE? (1-5) One of filmland’s foremost leading men, handsome John Gavin, plays a young college professor in love with Sandra Dee in Ross Hunter’s romantic color comedy, ‘““Tammy Tell Me True,” for UniversalInternational. (Still No. 1910-10AD ) pace from his previous assignments. After straight dramatic roles in such vehicles as ‘“‘Back Street,”’ “Midnight Lace” and “Spartacus,” he switches to light comedy, acquitting himself with such style that his director, Harry Keller, acclaims him one of the industry’s most gifted comedy talents. Gavin doesn’t know what his future holds. But he says he doubts that he’ll ever experience a bigger thrill than the time he first saw his name in lights, for the brief few moments, on that long-ago occasion after midnight on Wilshire Boulevard. Young Film Actress Has Veteran Status (Advance) Gigi Perreau, a 17-year-old acting veteran at the age of 19, makes her 45th screen appearance in “Tammy Tell Me True,” the Ross Hunter production for Universal-International, in which Sandra Dee and John Gavin are starred. The romantic comedy in COlOTHOPeCNS =e FER batt aC Sienio sce Theatre. Miss Perreau portrays a sophisticated college co-ed who befriends Sandra when the latter enrolls at the college. She previously had appeared as the feminine lead opposite Paul Anka in ‘Look in Any Window.” A sequel to Universal’s highly successful “Tammy and the Bachelor,” “Tammy Tell Me True” was directed by Harry Keller, with Charles Drake, Virginia Grey and Julia Meade in co-starring roles. Young Sandra TAMMY TELL ME TRUE {2.8} Dee, ‘who plays the title role, Gea Kellaway ind Beulah Bondi in a scene from the romantic color comedy, ‘“Tammy Tell Me True,” in which Sandra co-stars with John Gavin. The Ross Hunter production is a Universal-International Picture. (Still No. 1910-26)