Too Young to Love (film)
| Too Young to Love | |
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.jpg) Original British quad poster | |
| Directed by | Muriel Box |
| Written by | Muriel Box Sydney Box |
| Produced by | Herbert Smith Sydney Box |
| Starring | Thomas Mitchell Pauline Hahn Joan Miller |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Jean Barker |
| Music by | Bruce Montgomery |
Production company | Welbeck Films Ltd. |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date | 1959[1] |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Too Young to Love is a 1959 British drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Pauline Hahn, Joan Miller, and Austin Willis.[1] It was based on the play Pickup Girl by Elsa Shelley.[2]
Plot
In juvenile court, 15-year-old Elizabeth (Pauline Hahn) recounts her story (in flashback) before the judge. Elizabeth lives with her working mother in New York while her father is away working in California. Elizabeth's tale is one of parental neglect and lack of guidance. She gets in with "the wrong crowd". After an affair with a sailor, she has an abortion and is eventually arrested for teenage prostitution. The judge (Thomas Mitchell) is sympathetic, but Elizabeth's fate hangs in the balance.
Cast
- Pauline Hahn as Elizabeth Collins
- Joan Miller as Mrs. Collins
- Austin Willis as Mr. Collins
- Vivian Matalon as Larry Webster
- Jess Conrad as Peter Martin
- Sheila Gallagher as Ruby Lockwood
- Alan Gifford as Mr. Elliot
- Miki Iveria as Mrs. Martin
- Cec Linder as Mr. Brill
- Bessie Love as Mrs. Busch
- Thomas Mitchell as Judge Bentley
- Cal McCord as Owens
- Robert Henderson as Kellerer
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "(Thomas) Mitchell does all he can to keep this picture from failing, but it's not enough...this is hurt mainly by its excess of courtroom scenes."[3]
References
- ^ a b "Too Young to Love (1959)". British Film Institute.
- ^ Eleanor Mannikka. "Too Young to Love (1960) - Muriel Box - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Too Young To Love". TVGuide.com.
External links
- 1959 films
- 1950s drama films
- 1950s legal films
- British drama films
- British films
- British legal films
- Courtroom films
- English-language films
- Films about abortion
- Films about prostitution
- Films directed by Muriel Box
- Films produced by Herbert Smith (producer)
- Films produced by Sydney Box
- Films set in New York (state)
- Juvenile sexuality in films
- Legal drama films
- Screenplays by Muriel Box
- Screenplays by Sydney Box