The Truth About Youth

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David K 04/14/2023 Despite having two future stars, the plot is plodding and the acting is so-so. Myrna Loy stands out in this group. I'm not so much of a critic that I can say if it's just the acting, the script, or the direction. Any interest in this film is strictly historical as an early Warner Bros. entry. See more 06/20/2017 It's always nice to see Myrna Loy and Loretta Young, and despite portions of the story being cliché, there's nothing really wrong with the plot of this relatively short movie. David Manners plays a young man who is intended for Young, but finds himself seduced by Loy, who is a nightclub performer and gold-digger. Unfortunately, the execution of the film is sub-par: too much of the dialog is overly polished and doesn't ring true, and there's something that's just 'off'. I think it's Manners as well as Conway Tearle, who plays his foster father. I wasn't wild about Loy's nightclub performances which are clearly dubbed, and what a gold opportunity director William A. Seiter had there. Young expresses hidden desire for Tearle well, and there is also some nice comic relief from a couple of friends of his (J. Farrell MacDonald and Harry Stubbs), but it's not enough to make this a good movie. A better one from 1930 with boy Loy and Young that you probably would enjoy more is 'The Devil to Pay!', which also starred Ronald Colman. See more 01/02/2013 myrna loy shines in this early pre-code talkie. See more 12/12/2010 Now that they've got the page up for this movie I can't hardly remember it. I gave it a low rating at the time I saw it, so I must not have been very impressed by it. This is a romantic drama, and it has a couple of good actor, which was probably the reason I watched it. See more Read all reviews

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