Too Young to Kiss (1951)
- Starring:
- June Allyson, Van Johnson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Frederick de Cordova, Robert Z. Leonard, (more
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Can it be that June Allyson is Too Young to Kiss in this bit of MGM fluff? Well, not really. Pianist Cynthia Potter (Allyson) is well into her 20s, but she's posing as a 14-year-old musical prodigy. It's part of her desperate effort to become a client of highly selective concert-promoter Eric Wainwright (Van Johnson), who is only hiring "young" performers. Wainwright falls for Cynthia's subterfuge, building a huge promotional campaign predicated upon his new protégé's "youth." He even adopts a fatherly attitude towards Cynthia, who would prefer that their relationship be a bit more intimate. Though it may seem to be a rehash of the 1943 comedy The Major and the Minor, Too Young to Kiss remains fresh and funny throughout, thanks to the script-writing know-how of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Ironically, Allyson was thirty-four when this film was shot. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- June Allyson - Cynthia Potter
- Gig Young - John Tirsen
- Larry Keating - Danny Cutler
- Esther Dale - Mrs. Boykin
- Alexander Steinert - Conductor
- Jack Gargan - Paul the Chauffeur
- Matt Moore - Charles
- Bob Stephenson - Stagehand
- Erno Verebes - Headwaiter
- Ruthelma Stevens - Jeffrey's Mother
- John Maxwell - Detective
- Jimmy Ames - Cab Driver
- Jonathan Cott - Photographer
- Grace Hayle - Woman
- Rita Corday - Denise Dorcet
- Peter Brocco - Waiter
- Everett Glass - Druggist
- Van Johnson - Eric Wainwright
- Kathryn Givney - Miss Benson
- Hans Conried - Mr. Sparrow
- Antonio Filauri - Veloti
- Josephine Whittell - Mrs. Fullerton
- George McDonald - Boy in Drugstore
- Jo Gilbert - Gloria
- Lisa Ferraday - Nina Marescu
- Ray Walker - Reporter
- Teddy Infur - Jeffrey
- Alberto Morin - East Indian
- Larry Harmon - Conductor
- Roger Moore - Photographer
- Ludwig Stossel - German Accompanist
- John R. McKee - Motorcycle Officer
- Bob Jellison - Sparrow's Assistant
- Director(s):
- Frederick de Cordova, Robert Z. Leonard
- Writer(s):
- Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
- Producer(s):
- Sam Zimbalist
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- 1951 - Too Young to Kiss - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
