You're Never Too Young (1955)

When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Sidney Sheldon (screenplay), Edward Childs Carpenter (play),

Stars:

Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Diana Lynn

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dean Martin	...	Bob Miles
Jerry Lewis	...	Wilbur Hoolick
Diana Lynn	...	Nancy Collins
Nina Foch	...	Gretchen Brendan
Raymond Burr	...	Noonan
Mitzi McCall	...	Skeets Powell
Veda Ann Borg	...	Mrs. Noonan
Margery Maude	...	Mrs. Ella Brennan
Romo Vincent	...	Ticket Agent
Nancy Kulp	...	Marty's Mother
Milton Frome	...	Lieutenant O'Malley
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tor Johnson	...	(unconfirmed)

Storyline

Wilbur is a young man whose dream is to become a great barber, but for now, he's working just as an assistant, at a hotel's barber shop. When one day he gets involved (by mistake) in some big robbery, he is forced to disguise himself as a 12 year old boy, so that he can get away from his persecutor.

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Plot Keywords:

barber | diamond | laboratory | haircut | draft deferment | 

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Taglines:

Dino's the singing dean of a girl's school, Jerry - a wolf in kid's clothing - in a class by himself with 503 coeds.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1955 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Der Gangsterschreck

Filming Locations:

Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actress Diana Lynn appeared in the original film, The Major and the Minor, as Lucy, the science-obsessed teenage sister of Pamela (Ginger Roger's on-screen nemesis). Thirteen years later, Diana Lynn starred in that film's remake, You're Never Too Young, this time as Nancy Collins (a female version of the role originally played by Ray Milland).

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Quotes

Bob Miles: Whu don't you straighten up?
Wilbur Hoolick: Oh, I am straightened up. It's just that my shoulders are stupid.

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Connections

Featured in The Colgate Comedy Hour: Episode #5.35 (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Simpatico"
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

User Reviews

It Doesn't Get Any Better

From start to finish, and based on the other pictures the boys were in, this is without a doubt the best of the Martin & Lewis series. For some bizarre reason, 'You're Never Too Young' has been buried in obscurity. Maybe it was because there was just a bit too much M & L exposure in '55, so it got lost in the shuffle. By this time, Paramount was giving M & L pictures the 'A' treatment, in full VistaVision and Technicolor, with a great score of specially-commissioned songs and big production numbers. The Sidney Sheldon script they used in this case wasn't too shabby either, and was more ambitious and wide-ranging than their previous films. There's plenty of the customary wackiness, but more sophistication as well, and the boys can handle it. Lewis is in top form. His multiple role playing is inspired, whether doing a Bogart imitation, or a French barber, or, for most of the picture, posing as an early teen in order to escape tough guy Raymond Burr. Thanks to Norman Taurog's competent direction, he is always 'under control' and consistently hilarious. Dean cruises through effortlessly, and does his usual dandy job. Highlights: crooning to Diana Lynn in his sparkling DeSoto station wagon, and helping Jerry get through 'I Like to Hike' at the girls' school concert. Great supporting roles supplied by Veda Ann Borg, Romo Vincent, Hans Conried and Mitzi McCall as Skeets, who's mad about Jerry. All in all, the best produced, the most rewarding, and the best-managed Martin & Lewis vehicle - not to mention the funniest. Now, Paramount, lift this gem up from the vaults and give us a DVD version. Please? Trust me, you'll get your investment back.