Carter's scheme and refuses, angrily leaving and getting herself involved in a car accident. Carter looks down on the foreigner and contacts Selena with the couple's news, with the hope that Selena will drive the couple apart. He surprises her with the shocking news of his having impulsively married a former Italian fashion model, Raffaella. Carter is visited by her son, who is in town while visiting from Boston.

Roberta Carter, an old-fashioned, domineering woman who is unhappy that her son Ted has a close bond with Selena. Her best friend Selena Cross, however, continues to receive a lot of criticism from the townspeople for her 'shameful' past.Īmong these criticizing her is Mrs. Allison is ecstatic after hearing the news. The film takes place some eight to ten years after the events of the original film.Īllison MacKenzie receives a phone call from publisher Lewis Jackman, who shows interest in publishing her book, promising to turn her into a household name whose books are exclusively bestsellers. She is quickly criticized by friends, family, and neighbors as a result. She goes on to publish a tell-all novel that fictionalizes the scandal, homicide, suicide, incest, and moral hypocrisy that belies the tranquil façade of her hometown. She has followed in the footsteps of her mother Constance by having an affair with a married man, her publisher Lewis Jackman (Chandler).

The film's storyline centers on the life and loves of bestselling author Allison MacKenzie. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and is a sequel to their earlier film Peyton Place (1957). The screenplay by Ronald Alexander is based on the 1959 novel Return to Peyton Place by Grace Metalious. Return to Peyton Place is a 1961 American drama film in color by De Luxe and CinemaScope, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by José Ferrer, and starring Carol Lynley, Tuesday Weld, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker, Mary Astor, and Robert Sterling.

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