The Youngest Profession

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1943

1h 21m

Comedy

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Lively teen Joan Lyons (Virginia Weidler) and her best friend, Patricia Drew (Jean Porter), are dedicated autograph seekers who run around New York City attempting to meet celebrities. Deceived by trouble-making governess Miss Featherstone (Agnes Moorehead), Joan is distracted from her star-chasing by concerns over her parents' marriage. This leads Joan to hire a muscle man named Dr. Hercules (John Carroll) to flirt with her mother, which only results in more misunderstandings.

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Juvenile fluff piece which starts as a shallow comedy about throbbing-hearted teens chasing autographs, then morphs into a screwball mistake about parental romance. There are a few in-jokes about the film industry and casting of the time. The cameos give a nice slice of life as portrayed by the studio system.

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01/25/23

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Fluffy nonsense is a pleasant diversion of absolutely no weight but a chance to see a stream of big stars in cameos pass through.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Edward Buzzell

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Virginia Weidler

Joan Lyons

Edward Arnold

Burton V. Lyons

John Carroll

Dr. Hercules

Jean Porter

Patricia Drew

Marta Linden

Edith Lyons

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Synopsis

Director: Edward Buzzell
Producer: B. F. Zeidman
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2016
Runtime: 1h 21m

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