As Young as You Feel (1951)

A 65-year-old printer hatches an elaborate scheme to avoid forced retirement.

Director:

Harmon Jones

Writers:

Lamar Trotti (screen play), Paddy Chayefsky (story)

Stars:

Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, David Wayne

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Monty Woolley	...	John R. Hodges
Thelma Ritter	...	Della Hodges
David Wayne	...	Joe Elliott
Jean Peters	...	Alice Hodges
Constance Bennett	...	Lucille McKinley
Marilyn Monroe	...	Harriet
Allyn Joslyn	...	George Hodges
Albert Dekker	...	Louis McKinley
Clinton Sundberg	...	Frank Erickson
Minor Watson	...	Harold P. Cleveland
Wally Brown	...	Horace Gallagher
Russ Tamblyn	...	Willie McKinley (as Rusty Tamblyn)

Storyline

Sixty-five-year-old John Hodges must retire from Acme Printing. He later impersonates the president of the parent company and arrives at his old plant on an inspection tour. Acme president McKinley is so nervous not even his beautiful secretary Harriet can calm him. McKinley's wife Lucille becomes infatuated with Hodges. Many further complications ensue.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary | impostor | forced retirement | speech | assumed identity | 

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Taglines:

A thousand cheers for the nation's happy-as-lark family!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1951 (UK)

Also Known As:

Will You Love Me in December?

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The term "Consolidated Motors" is said sixty-one times during this film.

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Quotes

Frank Erickson: [Trying to convince Gallagher that their visitor was a fake] All you have to do is to look at his picture in the file, sir.
Horace Gallagher: Never mind the file. Now let me get this straight. You say the whole world thinks that the man who inspected our plant yesterday was the president of the Consolidated Motors, is that it?
Frank Erickson: Yes, sir. Then he made a speech at the Chamber of Commerce.
Horace Gallagher: Mr. McKinley thinks he is the president of the Consolidated Motors, the papers think so, the Chamber of Commerce thinks so, but ...
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Connections

Referenced in Never the Twain: As Young as You Feel (1982)

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Soundtracks

Russian Dance
(uncredited)
From "The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a"
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Played by the orchestra at the beginning

User Reviews

Monty Meets Marilyn

Like "Let's Make It Legal," this is another example of a stepping stone in the career of Marilyn Monroe. But, this succeeds where "Legal" doesn't. It focuses on a 65-year-old man who's been laid off due to company policy (in a bookbinding company) that prevents employees from working once they turn 65. Naturally, Monty Woolley doesn't take kindly to being put out to pasture. He's still young and fit as a fiddle. He promptly comes up with an idea to change company policy (just how I'm not telling) and in so doing, shaking things up. "As Young As You Feel" boasts a great cast with David Wayne, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Allyn Joslyn, Albert Dekker, Russ Tamblyn, and Constance Bennett, who exceptionally plays Dekker's wife, who needs to feel loved and appreciated. A great movie vehicle for Monty Woolley, this film is fun, innovative, charming and leaves you feeling younger than when you started it.