sandra dee get to play the first gidget ( combine girl and midget ) . she seem too make up and beautiful for the role and but she act the perkiness well . james darren have a good role with moondoggie . cliff robertson be the the big kahuna of the beach . at different time and ms. dee gidget seem to want to represent have fun and have sex and grow up and grow out and stay young and and or or learn to surf ( which be not at all unusual ) . most of all and gidget want a boyfriend . this film seem much more significant in hindsight while since and the gidget character prove to be so enduring and and filmmaker discover an audience for teenager in swimsuit be ready for action . a a film and gidget only fair and and it story be standard . i think the most interesting part be mr. robertson character do you want him to grow up and leave the beach and or should he become an old beach bum . you do get an answer and at the end of the movie . also interest be how robertson relate to the young character . the music be slight . mr. darren do the title song nicely ( later on ) while and and the soundtrack often sound like the melody to tammy be about to begin . gidget ( 4/10/59 ) paul wendkos ~ sandra dee and james darren and cliff robertson and arthur oconnell .