Too Young to Kiss (1951)

Director:

Robert Z. Leonard

Writers:

Everett Freeman (story)
Frances Goodrich (writer)

Release Date:

7 April 1952 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Eric Wainwright (Van Johnson), a busy impresario, is besieged by hordes of wannabe concert stars, eager for their big break...

Plot Keywords:

Woman Pretending To Be Girl

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win

Cast

June Allyson	...	Cynthia Potter
Van Johnson	...	Eric Wainwright
Gig Young	...	John Tirsen
Rita Corday	...	Denise Dorcet (as Paula Corday)
Kathryn Givney	...	Miss Benson
Larry Keating	...	Danny Cutler
Hans Conried	...	Mr. Sparrow
Esther Dale	...	Mrs. Boykin
Antonio Filauri	...	Veloti
Jo Gilbert	...	Gloria
Alexander Steinert	...	Conductor

Runtime:

91 min | 89 min (TCM print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #15373) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Mildly Disturbing

While a cute and lighthearted movie, it's a little unsettling that the teacher almost instantly falls in love with Cynthia after he knows for sure she's not twelve...but I suppose I'm reading into this too deep. I got a dreadful feeling at the thought of myself in her shoes, being sentenced to stay inside and not be able to go anywhere, but, other than that, it's a nice film. I suppose.

6/10