Candy #43

When Charlie Rainger's movie-star curls send the girls of town into a swoon, Candy O'Connor and Ted Dawson decide the only way to fight back is to match his weapon with one of their own—a trip to Mme. LiLi's Beauty Salon for permanent waves. What follows is a scramble of hidden identities, romantic mix-ups, and hilariously botched hair disasters that test the bonds between Candy, Trish Traynor, Orville, and the boys. It's a fizzy 1953 teen comedy where vanity, loyalty, and a head of curly hair collide in the funniest way possible.

When Candy O'Connor's father takes her to the Sportsmen's Show with a stern warning to stay out of trouble, the spirited teen can't resist entering every contest she spots—from log-rolling to archery to fly-casting—each mishap somehow landing her pop with the bill. As Candy and her friends rack up unexpected wins (and collateral damage), her father finds himself caught between pride in their success and dread over what disaster might come next.

Candy and Orville pool their money for a secondhand outboard motor, then rent a boat at Lonesome Lake to put it to use—but scheming troublemakers Cornelia and Lester have plans to sabotage Candy's aquaplane ride. When their sabotage backfires in an unexpected way, Cornelia and Lester spend a miserable night convinced they've done something terrible, only to discover the truth is far more humbling than they feared.

When Candy's parents get a new television set delivered while they're away, she and Ted Dawson decide to install it themselves—with predictably chaotic results. As their bumbling attempts to set up the aerial and get the picture working go from bad to worse, the two teens find themselves in a frantic race to cover their tracks before Candy's father discovers what's happened. It's a hilarious romp through one disaster after another that'll have you laughing at every misstep along the way.

Candy and Ted hit on a scheme to become professional photographers, hoping to turn a quick profit—Candy's eyeing a new dress, and Ted wants more film. They start snapping pictures of their friends around town, but the photo session turns into a comedic disaster full of mishaps and poses gone wrong. When a contest winner gets mixed up in the darkroom, the results lead to an unexpected twist that might just solve Candy's dress problem after all.