Young as You Feel (1940 film)
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| name = Young as You Feel
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| director = Malcolm St. Clair
| producer = John Stone
Sol M. Wurtzel
| writer = Lewis Beach (play)
Joseph Hoffman
Stanley Rauh
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| starring = Jed Prouty
Spring Byington
Joan Valerie
| music = Samuel Kaylin
| cinematography = Charles G. Clarke
| editing = Harry Reynolds
| studio = Twentieth Century Fox
| distributor = Twentieth Century Fox
| released = {{Film date|1940|02|16}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Young as You Feel is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Jed Prouty, Spring Byington and Joan Valerie. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films.Drew p.180 The film's plot was similar to that of the 1931 film Young as You Feel.
Young as You Feel is the last of the Jones Family films.Dwyer, 1996 p. 231: Filmography
Plot
Mr. John Jones, Jones family patriarch, sells his drugstore and takes his clan to the big city. Expecting to enjoy a more sophisticated and cosmopolitan lifestyle, the Jones are fleeced by con men of all their savings. The family return to their small town for good.
Cast
- Jed Prouty as John Jones
- Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones
- Joan Valerie as Bonnie Jones
- Russell Gleason as Herbert Thompson
- Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones
- George Ernest as Roger Jones
- June Carlson as Lucy Jones
- Florence Roberts as Granny Jones
- Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones
- Helen Ericson as Sandra
- George Givot as Boris Mousilvitch
- Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire
- Harlan Briggs as Dr. Kinsley
- Harry Shannon as Gillespie
- Jack Carson as Norcross
- Guy Rapp as Baron Gonzales de Cordoba
- Gladys Blake as Mrs. Blake
- Esther Brodelet as Polly Marshall
- John Elliott as Ambulance doctor
- Veronica Lake as Bit part
- Billy Lechner as Boy
- Joan Leslie as Girl
- John Sheehan as Fire Chief
- Lee Shumway as Policeman
- Bruce Warren as Norcross representative
- Irma Wilson as Brenda Walters
Notes
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References
- Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948. Filmmakers Series, No. 38. The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD & London. {{ISBN | 0-8108-2709-3}}
Bibliography
- Bernard A. Drew. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0033290}}
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Films directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:English-language comedy films
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