“Ride the Wild Surf?” I know of it, and I’ve long been meaning to get around to catching it. I think it was a Columbia flick, and supposedly far more solid/sturdy than the fluffy ‘beach-party’ items Frankie and Annette were doing over at AIP.
Also would be nice to see Eden’s first tv-series, “How to Marry a Millionaire,” from the late-1950s. She played the ditzy gal out of the trio. Never seen it.
There was also an old half-hour “Gunsmoke” episode (from around 1957-?), in which guest-stars Barbara Eden and Robert Vaughn played young lovers. A few years later, and both were, of course, headlining their own series.
Hey 66, If you have not seen it I highly rec. it. It was from ‘64 or ‘65 and it was well filmed in color with a 100% very adult themed story of 3 20-21 year old guys who came over to Hawaii from Cal. with one intent, to ride the Wiamea(?) Bay surfing competition. Nice look at mid sixties Americana. Great surfing footage from the ‘long board’ days! Fabian was in it among others. It is nothing like the Annette/Frankie beach flicks of that era, not even close. Great theme song by Jan and Dean also, (Ride the Wild Surf), You will not be disappointed, even if you are not a surfing fan. The movie was much more than that Plus Eden in a Bikini!!!