''The Proper Time'' is a 1961 film starring Tom Laughlin. It is also Laughlin's directorial and screenwriting debut.

Plot

Laughlin stars as Mickey Henderson, a student at UCLA with a speech impediment that goes away when he is in contact with girls. He starts a friendship with Sue ( Norma Quine), but is seduced by her roommate Doreen ( Nira Monsour). He and Doreen soon get engaged, but when he finds she has been cheating on him, he breaks up with her. Sue convinces him to go to a clinic for help with his speech problem.TV Guide

Cast and crew

* Tom Laughlin... Mickey Henderson * Nira Monsour... Doreen * Norma Quine... Sue Dawson * Richard Shannon... Dr. Polery * Alexandre Randal... Mr. Henderson * Constance Davis... Mrs. Henderson

Soundtrack

The jazz score of ''The Proper Time'' was composed by Shelly Manne, recorded by his group Shelly Manne & His Men in late 1959 and early 1960, and released on the Contemporary label.Contemporary Records discography
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Reception

The Allmusic site rated the album with 3 stars.Allmusic listing
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Track listing

''All compositions by Shelly Manne'' # "Drum Solo" - 7:20 # "Blue Stutter" - 4:03 # "The Proper Time" - 4:01 # "Happy Pool" - 4:03 # "The Proper Time" - 2:09 # "Doreen's Blues" - 1:29 # "Exotic Moods" - 2:15 # "Warm Water" - 4:16 # "Doreen's Blues" - 3:16 # "The Proper Time - 1:12 # "Drum Solo" - 0:50 # "Panic" - 1:44 # "Fraternizing" - 1:45 # "Doreen's Blues" - 1:43 # "Fast Blues" - 0:42 # "Piano Trio" - 1:46 # "Doreen's Blues" - 2:15 # "The Proper Time" - 1:20

Personnel

* Shelly Manne -

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* Joe Gordon - trumpet * Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone * Victor Feldman - piano *

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References

1960 films 1960 drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Tom Laughlin American drama films 1960 directorial debut films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-drama-film-stub