Pamela Tiffin Movie Music: Summer and Smoke

Kritzerland Records, an online music label specializing in film scores and theater cast albums have made an expanded edition of Elmer Bernstein's score for Pamela Tiffin's motion picture debut, Summer and Smoke it's 100th release.

This special edition is limited to a pressing of 1,500 and once it's gone...well, it's gone. It truly is one of Elmer Bernstein's most beautiful and classic scores and well worth the $19.98 suggested retail price.

All the tracks are the original full length versions as heard in the film taken directly from the source masters, provided directly by Paramount Pictures.

This is a fine addition in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the film. This year also saw the DVD debut of the film in a wonderful re-master released thru Olive films.

Full CD release details can be found here.

Full DVD details can be found here.

Final Moments : Summer and Smoke

Pamela Tiffin had the great fortune to co-star with some extremely gifted and talented actors and guided by some of Hollywood's most respected directors. In her feature film debut Pamela shared screen time with the legendary Miss Geraldine Page.

In the haunting final moments of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke, Page brilliantly displays why she is considered by many to be one of the greatest actresses of the 20th century.

Here are Geraldine Page, Laurence Harvey and Pamela Tiffin in the final moments of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke:

"Summer and Smoke", Pamela Tiffin's Big Screen Debut Finally Available on DVD

Olive Films has released for the first time ever on DVD, Pamela Tiffin's big screen debut in Hal Wallis' production of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke. 

Pamela was only 19 years old when she won the role of "Nellie Ewell" a young innocent student of the spinsterish "Alma Winemiller" (Geraldine Page) who carries a torch for town lothario "John Buchanan, Jr." (Laurence Harvey).

The supporting cast is led by Una Merkel, Rita Moreno, John McIntire and Earl Holliman.

Geraldine Page and Una Merkel received Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations respectively for their performances in the film. Pamela went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer for this film and a Best Supporting Actress nod for her next film, One Two Three.