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Hoping to cash in on the phenomenal success of her first novel, the blockbuster hit '' Peyton Place '' ( 1956 ), Metalious penned a sequel centering on the life and loves of bestselling author Allison Mackenzie, who ironically follows in the footsteps of her mother by having an affair with a married man. While ''Return to Peyton Place'' had many of the same soap opera elements of the original, it lacked its narrative style, and read like a hack novel that had been written quickly and without much thought in order to make a quick buck. Although it sold well, its total sales in no way approached those of its predecessor. The 1961 film adaptation was a critical and commercial failure. Directed by José Ferrer , it lacked the style of '' Peyton Place '' in both its lackluster screenplay by Ronald Alexander and its cast of second-stringers, including Carol Lynley , Jeff Chandler , Eleanor Parker , Mary Astor , Robert Sterling , Luciana Paluzzi , Brett Halsey , and Tuesday Weld , hired to spare the expense of re-engaging the A-list actors from the earlier film. A daytime drama entitled ''Return To Peyton Place'' aired on NBC from April 3 , 1972 to January 4 , 1974 , but the soap opera was a continuation of the primetime television series rather than an adaptation of the book. EXTERNAL LINK Internet Movie Database listing |
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