Peyton Place
“Small town America will never be the same again.”
Mark RobsonCast
Lana Turner Lee Philips 
Lloyd Nolan 
Arthur Kennedy 
Russ Tamblyn 
Terry Moore
Credits
Written by: 
John Michael Hayes
Plot
In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual.
Sinekatalog’s take
Peyton Place (1957) is a American drama directed by Mark Robson. It stars Lana Turner, Lee Philips and Lloyd Nolan. It runs 157 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (7,355 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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