The Youngest Profession
1943 film by Edward Buzzell
- February 26, 1943 (February 26, 1943)
The Youngest Profession is a 1943 film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, John Carroll, Scotty Beckett, and Agnes Moorehead. Based on a short story series and book written by Lillian Day, it contains cameos by Greer Garson, Lana Turner, William Powell, Walter Pidgeon, and Robert Taylor.[2]
Plot
Lively teen Joan Lyons and her best friend, Patricia Drew, are dedicated autograph seekers who run around New York City attempting to meet celebrities. Deceived by trouble-making governess Miss Featherstone, Joan is distracted from her star-chasing by concerns over her parents' marriage. This leads Joan to hire a muscle man named Dr. Hercules to flirt with her mother, which only results in more misunderstandings.[3]
Cast
- Virginia Weidler as Joan Lyons
- Edward Arnold as Burton V. Lyons
- John Carroll as Dr. Hercules
- Ann Ayers as Susan Thayer
- Marta Linden as Edith Lyons
- Dick Simmons as Douglas Sutton
- Agnes Moorehead as Miss Featherstone
- Jean Porter as Patricia Drew
- Raymond Roe as Schuyler
- Dorothy Morris as Secretary
- Scotty Beckett as Junior Lyons
- Marcia Mae Jones as Vera Bailey
- Sara Haden as Sister Lassie
- Beverly Tyler as Thyra Winter
- Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Drew
Box office
According to MGM records, the film earned $1,187,000 in the US and Canada and $359,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $583,000.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ T.M.P (June 25, 1943). "NY Times review". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036554/ [user-generated source]
- ^ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
External links
- The Youngest Profession at IMDb
- The Youngest Profession at AllMovie
- The Youngest Profession at the TCM Movie Database
- The Youngest Profession at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Films directed by Edward Buzzell
- The Big Timer (1932)
- Virtue (1932)
- Child of Manhattan (1933)
- Ann Carver's Profession (1933)
- Cross Country Cruise (1934)
- The Human Side (1934)
- Transient Lady (1935)
- The Girl Friend (1935)
- Three Married Men (1936)
- The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)
- Paradise for Three (1938)
- Fast Company (1938)
- Honolulu (1939)
- At the Circus (1939)
- Go West (1940)
- The Get-Away (1941)
- Married Bachelor (1941)
- Ship Ahoy (1942)
- The Omaha Trail (1942)
- The Youngest Profession (1943)
- Best Foot Forward (1943)
- Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
- Easy to Wed (1946)
- Three Wise Fools (1946)
- Song of the Thin Man (1947)
- Neptune's Daughter (1949)
- A Woman of Distinction (1950)
- Emergency Wedding (1950)
- Confidentially Connie (1953)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
- Mary Had a Little... (1961)
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