Sharon Tate and Tony Curtis – Professional Performance by the Beach

“Don’t Make Waves” is a 1967 beach party film by MGM, starring Tony Curtis as Carlo Cofield, a guest who finds the laid-back culture of the ocean. While there, he met two ladies: Laura Califatti (Claudia Cardinale) and Malibu, a surfer several years his junior (Sharon Tate, in the picture).

Although the film was a success, Tate claimed that she did not like the filming experience owing to several factors, including the loss of a stuntman who drowned. Even though the studio heavily advertised the movie and touted the actress’ debut, it received mixed reviews. Tate died two years later, aged 26.