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The Family Way  

Film / 1966 / Warner Bros./ 114 min. Dir. Roy Boulting. Beautiful, bittersweet story of newlyweds Hayley Mills (in her first adult role) and Hywel Bennett (THE BUTTERCUP CHAIN) who are unable to consummate their marriage because of a cancelled honeymoon and too-close-for-comfort in-laws. Featuring terrific supporting performances by Hayley's real-life father, John Mills, and the wonderful Marjorie Rhodes. Best known for its fine, Paul McCartney-penned score, and for Hayley's brief flashes of nudity (and her scandalous off-screen romance with director Roy Boulting, 33 years her senior!), THE FAMILY WAY deserves to be re-discovered as an overlooked gem of 1960's filmmaking. And for the pleasure of hearing McCartney's score - gorgeously arranged and conducted by George Martin.