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Life Begins at 17

  • 19581958
  • 1h 14m
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6.2/10
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Mark Damon and Dorothy Johnson in Life Begins at 17 (1958)
Drama
Rich college fraternity boy tries to get small-town beauty contest winner to fall for him by making a play for her 16-year-old sister.Rich college fraternity boy tries to get small-town beauty contest winner to fall for him by making a play for her 16-year-old sister.Rich college fraternity boy tries to get small-town beauty contest winner to fall for him by making a play for her 16-year-old sister.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
72
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    • Arthur Dreifuss
    • Richard Baer
  • Stars
    • Mark Damon
    • Dorothy Johnson
    • Edd Byrnes
    • Arthur Dreifuss
    • Richard Baer
  • Stars
    • Mark Damon
    • Dorothy Johnson
    • Edd Byrnes
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    • 3User reviews
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    Mark Damon
    Mark Damon
    • Russ Lippincott
    Dorothy Johnson
    • Elaine Peck
    Edd Byrnes
    Edd Byrnes
    • Jim Barker
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Virginia Peck
    Hugh Sanders
    Hugh Sanders
    • Harry Peck
    Luana Anders
    Luana Anders
    • Carol Peck
    Cathy O'Neill
    • Patricia 'Pooky' Peck
    George Eldredge
    George Eldredge
    • Mr. Lippincott
    Tommy Ivo
    Tommy Ivo
    • Earl Williamson - Frat Brother
    Bob Dennis
    • Allen Sperry - Frat Brother
    Robert Moechel
    • George Tewksbury - Frat Brother
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • Parking Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Elliott
    Dick Elliott
    • Lynton Baldwin
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice Manson
    Maurice Manson
    • Dean Tilling
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      • Arthur Dreifuss
      • Richard Baer
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    • Trivia
      Dorothy Johnson, who plays Elaine Peck, Miss Indiana, was crowned Miss Oregon in 1955 and was first runner-up in the Miss America Pageant of 1956.
    • Connections
      Featured in A Life in Film (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      One Night Stand
      Written by William Loose and John Seely

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    5/10
    "That's the teenage story...the teenage story of love!"
    Sixth-billed Luana Anders (with her sharp, angular face and inquisitive, old lady-eyes) is the central focus of this would-be teenage tragedy, wherein a handsome Ivy Leaguer from a wealthy family attempts to get closer to the local beauty queen by dating her "ugly duckling" younger sister. Anders appears to be a prime future candidate for the psychiatrist's couch; initially withdrawn and artistic, she begins to bloom after her first date, but when things don't go her way she schemes on the side like a mischievous schizo. Second-feature from Columbia Pictures entertains in its fashion, though common sense doesn't prevail. When Anders tells her suburban folks she's expecting a child, the otherwise-sensible adults don't even take her to the family doctor. Who would believe a delusional teenager? Interesting for its depiction of parent-child relationships circa 1958, and the dialogue is surprisingly free of coyness. ** from ****
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      • July 1958 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Production company
      • Sam Katzman Productions
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    • 1 hour 14 minutes
      • Black and White

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