The Youngest Profession is a 1943 film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, John Carroll, Scotty Beckett, and Agnes Moorehead. Based on a short story series and 1940 novel written by Lillian Day, it contains cameos by Greer Garson, Lana Turner, William Powell, Walter Pidgeon, and Robert Taylor.[2]
| The Youngest Profession | |
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 Australian theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Edward Buzzell |
| Written by | Lillian Day (book) George Oppenheimer Charles Lederer Leonard Spigelgass Jan Isbell Fortune |
| Produced by | B.F. Zeidman |
| Starring | Virginia Weidler Edward Arnold John Carroll |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Edited by | Ralph E. Winters |
| Music by | David Snell |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $446,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,546,000[1] |
Plot
editLively teen Joan Lyons and her best friend, Patricia Drew, are dedicated autograph seekers who run around New York City attempting to meet celebrities. Deceived by trouble-making governess Miss Featherstone, Joan is distracted from her star-chasing by concerns over her parents' marriage. This leads Joan to hire a muscle man named Dr. Hercules to flirt with her mother, which only results in more misunderstandings.[3]
Cast
edit- Virginia Weidler as Joan Lyons
- Edward Arnold as Burton V. Lyons
- John Carroll as Dr. Hercules
- Ann Ayers as Susan Thayer
- Marta Linden as Edith Lyons
- Dick Simmons as Douglas Sutton
- Agnes Moorehead as Miss Featherstone
- Jean Porter as Patricia Drew
- Raymond Roe as Schuyler
- Dorothy Morris as Secretary
- Scotty Beckett as Junior Lyons
- Marcia Mae Jones as Vera Bailey
- Sara Haden as Sister Lassie
- Beverly Tyler as Thyra Winter
- Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Drew
- Jessie Coles Grayson as Lilybud
Box office
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ T.M.P (June 25, 1943). "NY Times review". New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036554/ [user-generated source]
- ↑ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
External links
edit- The Youngest Profession at IMDb
- The Youngest Profession at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- The Youngest Profession at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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