| The Proper Time | |
| Director: | Tom Laughlin |
| Producer: | Tom Laughlin |
| Starring: | Tom Laughlin Nira Monsour Norma Quine Richard Shannon Dennis O'Flaherty Kip King Ray Loza Connie Davis Al Randall Roger Rollie |
| Music: | Shelly Manne |
| Cinematography: | James Crabe |
| Distributor: | Lopert Films |
| Runtime: | 77 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Proper Time is a 1961 film starring Tom Laughlin.[1] Shot for roughly $28,000 in 1958, it Laughlin's directorial and screenwriting debut.[2]
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.[3]
| The Proper Time | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Shelly Manne & His Men |
| Released: | 1961 |
| Recorded: | December 7–14, 1959 & January 28, 1960 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 46:31 |
| Label: | Contemporary M3587/S7587 |
| Producer: | Lester Koenig |
| Chronology: | Shelly Manne |
| Prev Title: | At the Black Hawk 5 |
| Prev Year: | 1959 |
| Next Title: | Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
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.[4]
The Allmusic site rated the album with 3 stars.[5]
All compositions by Shelly Manne