Agrega una trama en tu idiomaJoan Lyons and Patricia Drew are autograph hounds, frequenting Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. They work on her parents' marriage, hiring Dr. Hercules to make her father jealous, despite Wa... Leer todoJoan Lyons and Patricia Drew are autograph hounds, frequenting Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. They work on her parents' marriage, hiring Dr. Hercules to make her father jealous, despite Walter Pidgeon's advice.Joan Lyons and Patricia Drew are autograph hounds, frequenting Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. They work on her parents' marriage, hiring Dr. Hercules to make her father jealous, despite Walter Pidgeon's advice.
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- Guionistas
- Elenco
- Premios
- 1 premio ganado en total
- Thyra Winter
- (as Beverly Jean Saul)
Opiniones destacadas
Miss Weidler can be forgiven for being at that awkward stage of life known as adolescence, though someone has tried to glamorize her a bit too much and as a result, we cannot take her seriously as an average American girl. But what is most distressing is she has received direction that allows her to run the gamut from silly to sillier. To say she is over-acting on occasion is putting it mildly. Costar Porter is not much better, and at times her Texas accent seems to rub off on Weidler, who hails from Eagle Rock, California.
Several noteworthy character actors are present, but their talents are largely wasted. Agnes Moorehead as an out-dated governess has probably her most thankless role ever, and is permitted to shriek like Fanny Amberson in one of her other pictures. Edward Arnold, as Pop, tries valiantly but seems almost grandfatherly.
There are several subplots, some more entertaining than others. But this writer was distracted by the fact that some of the stories were recycled from other MGM films, as were some of the sets. The kitchen and dining room seem to have been left over from THE AFFAIRS OF MARTHA, an earlier production in which Weidler appeared.
Speaking of Weidler, how come her character doesn't recognize the fact that the actors playing her family are also under contract to MGM? And how come Weidler's character doesn't realize that Weidler herself is an MGM actress? I guess that would mean she'd have to ask herself for her own autograph, and then there wouldn't be much need to haunt hotels and cruise the streets until Mr. Gable returns to town.
Let's first talk about the good. Edward Arnold does a wonderful job as the befuddled father of the lead wacky teen. He is suitably angry and confounded--an excellent and funny role. In addition, the film has some lovely cameos, as you get to see such notables as Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Taylor and William Powell. It's nice to see them playing themselves, though I seriously doubt that Garson would really invite star-struck teens in for tea, Pidgeon would have a fatherly talk with them--dispensing advice, or that Robert Taylor would deliver messages. These sweet cameos really were fun to see and did a lot to endear the stars to their fans. Plus it's a cute change of pace to see them as "real folks".
However, the bad outdoes a lot of the good. The autograph-crazy girl, Joan (Virginia Weidler) is just too annoying. It was so bad that I really wanted to see Arnold rap her in the mouth! And, although this girl acted too broadly and was too irritating for words, the character played by Agnes Moorehead was just too hateful and broad--and much worse! I actually was rooting to see this witch hit by a bus--and she was too rotten and conniving to be funny or realistic. In fact, neither seemed the least bit real and were severe detriments to the film. It's really too bad, as the idea for the film was fine but the actual writing and dialog sagged--and it's no wonder I just couldn't stand Wiedler and Moorehead--the writers simply gave us little to like.
A passable little film with some supposedly behind the scenes views, but nothing more.
The landings in North Africa and Salerno should have been as well organized as what Virginia Weidler and her fan club when they're on the prowl for celebrity signatures. Weidler and her pursuits are bedeviling her parents, Edward Arnold and Marta Linden, and they've got additional problems with their son Scotty Beckett who fancies himself an inventor and a governess in Agnes Moorehead who's outlived her usefulness and won't take the hint to retire.
Weidler's imagination is set on fire by what she sees in the movies and already she's imagining trouble in her parent's marriage and switches from movie star hunting to Lucy Ricardo like machinations to keep her parents from a breakup that's all in her head.
Lana Turner, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Taylor, and William Powell all make brief appearances as the hunted. Personally there's no way in God's green earth that Greer Garson would have indulged Weidler and her friend Ann Ayars. Only Pidgeon showed the slightest traces of impatience with the young ladies, maybe more than a trace.
The Youngest Profession is a cute film, a nostalgic look at the Forties, but not too much more than that.
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- TriviaThis film was a success at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $583,000 ($8.5M in 2017) according to studio records.
- ErroresThe Lone Ranger's cry on the radio is heard in this picture as "Hi-Ho, Silver", rather than "Hi-Yo, Silver".
- Citas
Patricia Drew: Joan, mother's waiting dinner.
Joan Lyons: What's more important? Walter Pidgeon or liver and onions?
- ConexionesFeatures Vidas encontradas (1942)
- Bandas sonorasYou Are My Lucky Star
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Played during the opening credits and opening scenes
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Detalles
Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- USD 446,000 (estimado)
- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 22 minutos
- Color
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.37 : 1