Young at Heart (1954)

The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Julius J. Epstein (screenplay), Lenore J. Coffee (screenplay),

Stars:

Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Gig Young

Cast

Cast overview:
Doris Day	...	Laurie Tuttle
Frank Sinatra	...	Barney Sloan
Gig Young	...	Alex Burke
Ethel Barrymore	...	Aunt Jessie Tuttle
Dorothy Malone	...	Fran Tuttle
Robert Keith	...	Gregory Tuttle
Elisabeth Fraser	...	Amy Tuttle
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Robert Neary
Lonny Chapman	...	Ernest Nichols
Frank Ferguson	...	Bartell

Storyline

When Alex enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each of the three daughters falls for him. He is charming, good looking and personable. Laurie and Alex seem made for each other and become engaged. When Barney comes into the picture to help Alex with some musical arrangements matters become complicated. He is seen as a challenge by Laurie, who can't believe anyone could be as cynical, and she is more than a match for his gloomy outlook on life.

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Plot Keywords:

love | baby | pregnant daughter | sister sister relationship | harp | 

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Man soll nicht mit der Liebe spielen

Filming Locations:

Stage 19, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arwin Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Doris Day wrote that Frank Sinatra disliked Day's husband/manager Martin Melcher so much that he threatened to walk off this film unless Melcher was banned from the Warner Brothers lot during production. Jack L. Warner issued this order to all studio security guards so that production would not be shut down.

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Goofs

When Day and Sinatra are icing the gingerbread men/persons, they refill the icing gun, but the icing is added on top of the plunger.

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Quotes

Barney Sloan: You know what a glove man is? I'm a glove man. You shag flies in the hot sun all your life, but you never go to bat. Like right off, they said - no parents, make him an orphan - he'll be alright. Education? Grammer school's enough; send him off to work. So I cooperate, & then they come up with a nice big Depression.

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Connections

Remake of Always in My Heart (1942)

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Soundtracks

"You, My Love"
(uncredited)
Music Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Sung by Doris Day and Frank Sinatra

User Reviews

Another excellent film by Gordon Douglas

Once again Gordon Douglas deals with characters faced with moral dilemmas. In this case the three sisters and their infatuation with Gig Young, Doris Day's commitment to Frank Sinatra, and Sinatra's decision. From the opening scene of the neighborhood in which they live to the very end this movie is much more then it seems. Within the artificial look of the sets,there's no hiding the many themes that meander throughout this somewhat dark (musical?). For those who don't get it, take another look. These characters are far deeper then the picture perfect world they live in might make you believe.