The Youngest Profession | |
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Directed by | Edward Buzzell |
Written by | Lillian Day (book) George Oppenheimer Charles Lederer Leonard Spigelgass Jan Isbell Fortune |
Produced by | B.F. Zeidman |
Starring | Virginia Weidler Edward Arnold John Carroll |
Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
Edited by | Ralph E. Winters |
Music by | David Snell |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $446,000 [1] |
Box office | $1,546,000 [1] |
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]
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]
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]
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