I love this book and movie! Many may not know that this movie was actually screened prior to it’s showing in Atlanta - in my hometown - Riverside, CA. Screened at the Fox Theater: http://www.riversideca.gov/arts/fox.asp
Which is now undergoing a transformation.
I remember going to the Fox to see movies in the 50’s and 60’s during hot summers. Loved to sit up in the balcony.
I did know that!