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Too Young to Know

  • 19451945
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 26m
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6.1/10
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Too Young to Know (1945)
  • Romance
  • War
  • Drama
In Bombay, India in 1945, American soldier Ira Enright encounters Patsy Weatherby, a former acquaintance, who tells him that his ex-wife Sally had a baby boy shortly after their marriage end... Read allIn Bombay, India in 1945, American soldier Ira Enright encounters Patsy Weatherby, a former acquaintance, who tells him that his ex-wife Sally had a baby boy shortly after their marriage ended and gave the child up for adoption. Back in his room, Ira remembers the beginning of hi... Read allIn Bombay, India in 1945, American soldier Ira Enright encounters Patsy Weatherby, a former acquaintance, who tells him that his ex-wife Sally had a baby boy shortly after their marriage ended and gave the child up for adoption. Back in his room, Ira remembers the beginning of his relationship with Sally in California: Eighteen-year-old mechanic Ira meets seventeen-ye... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
63
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  • Director
    • Frederick De Cordova
  • Writers
    • Jo Pagano
    • Harlan Ware(story)
  • Stars
    • Joan Leslie
    • Robert Hutton
    • Dolores Moran
Top credits
  • Director
    • Frederick De Cordova
  • Writers
    • Jo Pagano
    • Harlan Ware(story)
  • Stars
    • Joan Leslie
    • Robert Hutton
    • Dolores Moran
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    Robert Hutton in Too Young to Know (1945)
    Robert Hutton and Joan Leslie in Too Young to Know (1945)
    Pat Clark in Too Young to Know (1945)
    Robert Hutton and Joan Leslie in Too Young to Know (1945)
    Craig Stevens, Robert Hutton, Robert Lowell, Don McGuire, and Dolores Moran in Too Young to Know (1945)

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    Joan Leslie
    Joan Leslie
    • Sally Sawyeras Sally Sawyer
    Robert Hutton
    Robert Hutton
    • Ira Enrightas Ira Enright
    Dolores Moran
    Dolores Moran
    • Patsy O'Brienas Patsy O'Brien
    Harry Davenport
    Harry Davenport
    • Judge Bolleras Judge Boller
    Rosemary DeCamp
    Rosemary DeCamp
    • Mrs. Enrightas Mrs. Enright
    Barbara Brown
    Barbara Brown
    • Mrs. Wellmanas Mrs. Wellman
    Robert Lowell
    • Johnny Coleas Johnny Cole
    Arthur Shields
    Arthur Shields
    • Mr. Enrightas Mr. Enright
    Craig Stevens
    Craig Stevens
    • Major Bruceas Major Bruce
    Don McGuire
    Don McGuire
    • Lt. Yatesas Lt. Yates
    Richard Erdman
    Richard Erdman
    • Tommyas Tommy
    • (as Dick Erdman)
    Robert Arthur
    Robert Arthur
    • Jimmyas Jimmy
    John Miles
    John Miles
    • Lt. Bealas Lt. Beal
    Larry Thompson
    Larry Thompson
    • Transport Pilotas Transport Pilot
    Dorothy Malone
    Dorothy Malone
    • Maryas Mary
    Ramsay Ames
    Ramsay Ames
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    Betty Brodel
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    Sydney Chatton
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (as Sid Chatton)
    • Director
      • Frederick De Cordova
    • Writers
      • Jo Pagano
      • Harlan Ware(story)
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    In Bombay, India in 1945, American soldier Ira Enright encounters Patsy Weatherby, a former acquaintance, who tells him that his ex-wife Sally had a baby boy shortly after their marriage ended and gave the child up for adoption. Back in his room, Ira remembers the beginning of his relationship with Sally in California: Eighteen-year-old mechanic Ira meets seventeen-year-old Sally Sawyer, an aspiring actress, while she is dating his friend, Johnny Cole. Soon Ira and Sally have fallen in love, and three weeks after meeting, they elope to Nevada and are married. Ira's parents warmly welcome Sally into the family and fix up a cottage behind the house for the couple. On Sally's eighteenth birthday, Ira plans an evening alone for the two, but when Sally returns home late, she brings her gang of friends with her. Ira's surly attitude soon drives the gang away, and after they leave, Ira and Sally quarrel bitterly. Hoping to improve the marriage, Ira suggests that they move to Laguna, where he has been offered a job. The couple is happy for a while, but one night when Ira returns from work, he finds Sally's gang visiting. Ira is again rude to them, and this time, leaves Sally for good. As he remembers these events, Ira realizes that Sally must have known she was pregnant the night he left. Later, Major Bruce, Ira's commanding officer, recommends a short leave for the distracted soldier. As soon as Ira arrives in Burbank, he contacts Sally. Although Sally is happy to see him, Ira suspiciously prods her for information about her nice apartment and her late hours. He then demands to know where his son is. Sally responds that she does not know and would prefer for the boy to stay with the family who has cared for him for the last three years. Ira refuses to accept this and tries everything he can think of to find his son. Finally, Johnny introduces Ira to judge Benjamin Boller, who questions Ira carefully before agreeing to help him, although he warns Ira that he will only act in the child's best interest. The following day, while Ira visits his family, Boller talks to Sally. Ira returns to Boller's office while she is there and listens as she explains her state of mind when the baby was born. When Ira reveals that he saw a naval officer enter her apartment with a key and accuses her of living with him, Sally explains that she lives with the officer's wife, her co-worker on the night shift at the parachute factory, while her husband is away at war. Boller asks Sally if she would return to Ira if it meant she could have her son back, but she responds that they are still unsuited. Boller then tells Ira that although Sally was wrong to give up the child without his consent, he has failed in his obligations too and has no right to upset the child's life. Later, Ira apologizes to Sally for the way he acted when they were married and asks her for a fresh start. After Sally agrees, the couple asks Boller to remarry them, with the understanding that the child will stay with his new family. Boller readily performs the ceremony and afterward, gives the newlyweds a present--their son. A grateful Sally tells the adoptive parents that they can see the boy anytime they choose as he will now have two sets of loving parents.
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      • THEY KNEW ABOUT KISSIN' AND HUGGIN'...BUT FOUND OUT THEY HAD A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT LOVIN'! (original ad - all caps)
    • Genres
      • Romance
      • War
      • Drama
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    • Trivia
      This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Tucson Sunday 9 September 1956 on KDWI (Channel 9); it first aired in Los Angeles Sunday 30 September 1956 on KTLA (Channel 5), in San Francisco Tuesday 20 November 1956 on KRON (Channel 4), in Phoenix Tuesday 4 December 1956 on KPHO (Channel 5), in Portland OR Thursday 6 December 1956 on KLOR (Channel 12), in San Diego CA Sunday 16 December 1956 on KFSD (Channel 10), and in Boston Thursday 24 January 1957 on WBZ (Channel 4); in more recent years, it was last shown on cable TV on Turner Classic Movies during their first month of operation in April 1994, but was afterwards withdrawn because of legal complications, and has not seen the light of day, either on cable TV, or VHS, or DVD since that time.
    • Soundtracks
      It's Only A Paper Moon
      Written by Harold Arlen

      Lyrics by Billy Rose & E.Y. Harburg

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    5/10
    Pretty Good Until The Ending
    Robert Hutton is a pilot in the Flying Tigers on R&R in India when he runs into Dolores Moran. She tells him that his ex-wife, Joan Leslie, had born his son soon after he had joined the Air Force.. and had immediately given him up for adoption. With his concentration gone, he's given leave to return home for eighteen days, while he tries to find his son and gain him.

    Most of this movie is well done under first-time director Frederick De Cordova, with a fine cast that includes Arthur Shields and Rosemary DeCamp as Hutton's parents, and Harry Davenport as a sympathetic judge. Hutton and Miss Leslie play unlikable and selfish individuals during their failing marriage; it's the sort of truth-telling script you could get away with during the latter half of the War. Unhappily for the story, the Production Code kicked in with the sort of ending that I find totally unconvincing.

    Miss Leslie gets to stretch a little in her performance, but the 20-year-old actress was getting tired of this sort of role. She was anxious to show she could be more than the young ingenue. Over the next couple of years, while her Warners contract continued, she played more of the same three more times. Then she struck out with some more adventurous performances, only to discover that being a star meant that people went to see you in the same sort of part.
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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Caprichos de juventud
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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