We Who Are Young (1940)

Director:

Harold S. Bucquet

Writer:

Dalton Trumbo (original screen play by)

Stars:

Lana Turner, John Shelton, Gene Lockhart

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lana Turner	...	Margy Brooks
John Shelton	...	William Brooks
Gene Lockhart	...	B. Beamis
Grant Mitchell	...	Jones
Henry Armetta	...	Tony
Jonathan Hale	...	Braddock
Clarence Wilson	...	R. Glassford
Ian Wolfe	...	Judge
Hal K. Dawson	...	Salesman
John Butler	...	Mr. Peabody
Irene Seidner	...	Mrs. Weinstock
Charles Lane	...	Perkins
Horace McMahon	...	Foreman (as Horace MacMahon)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Ash	...	Clerk (scenes deleted)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

twin | poverty | jail | new york city | nurse | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Do

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Loew's

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This picture marked the American debut of European producer Seymour Nebenzal.

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Soundtracks

"Sidewalks of New York"
(1894) (uncredited)
Music by Charles Lawlor
Played during the opening credits, and as background music and at the end

User Reviews

Turner Rises Above the Material

This is a pretty hackneyed melodrama, obviously influenced by "The Crowd" though far inferior. Turner and Shelton play financially strapped newlyweds facing the perils of the Depression. The various crises and the final resolution are predictable and all of the characters are crude stereotypes, especially Gene Lockhart's tyrannical Mr Beamis. Shelton's performance is weak (he was dropped by MGM after this film), but Turner rises above the material and shows she's a star in the making.