Too Young to Kiss (1951)
- Starring:
- June Allyson, Van Johnson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Z. Leonard, Frederick de Cordova, (more)
Synopsis of Too Young to Kiss
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, Rovi
Complete Cast of Too Young to Kiss
- June Allyson - Cynthia Potter
- Gig Young - John Tirsen
- Larry Keating - Danny Cutler
- Esther Dale - Mrs. Boykin
- Alexander Steinert - Conductor
- George McDonald - Boy in Drugstore
- Teddy Infur - Jeffrey
- Jimmy Ames - Cab Driver
- Josephine Whittell - Mrs. Fullerton
- Erno Verebes - Headwaiter
- Larry Harmon - Conductor
- John R. McKee - Motorcycle Officer
- Matt Moore - Charles
- Ruthelma Stevens - Jeffrey's Mother
- Peter Brocco - Waiter
- Jo Gilbert - Gloria
- Bob Stephenson - Stagehand
- Van Johnson - Eric Wainwright
- Kathryn Givney - Miss Benson
- Hans Conried - Mr. Sparrow
- Antonio Filauri - Veloti
- Everett Glass - Druggist
- Jack Gargan - Paul the Chauffeur
- Alberto Morin - East Indian
- Jonathan Cott - Photographer
- Lisa Ferraday - Nina Marescu
- Roger Moore - Photographer
- Ray Walker - Reporter
- Ludwig Stossel - German Accompanist
- Rita Corday - Denise Dorcet
- John Maxwell - Detective
- Bob Jellison - Sparrow's Assistant
- Grace Hayle - Woman
- Director(s):
- Robert Z. Leonard, Frederick de Cordova
- Writer(s):
- Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
- Producer(s):
- Sam Zimbalist
- 1951 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
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