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  • Young Ideas (1943)
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    77 min | Comedy
Young Ideas (1943)
Approved
77 min | Comedy

Academy Award-winner* Mary Astor (The Maltese Falcon) stars as a widow whose grown children try to break up her romance with a college professor in this charming, offbeat comedy directed by the legendary Jules Dassin (Never on Sunday, ...See moreAcademy Award-winner* Mary Astor (The Maltese Falcon) stars as a widow whose grown children try to break up her romance with a college professor in this charming, offbeat comedy directed by the legendary Jules Dassin (Never on Sunday, Naked City, Rififi). When Susan (Susan Peters) and Jeff Evans (Elliot Reid), the adult children of widowed author and lecturer Jo Evans (Astor), discover that their mother has fallen in love with staid professor Michael Kingsley (Herbert Marshall), they intervene to try to end what they believe is an inappropriate relationship. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Writers
Ian McLellan Hunter (original screenplay) | Bill Noble (original screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Charles Lawton Jr. (as Charles Lawton)
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Updated Aug 2, 1943

Release date
Aug 2, 1943 (United States)

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Cast

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46 cast members
Name Known for
Susan Peters
Susan Evans Susan Evans   See fewer
Herbert Marshall
Michael Kingsley Michael Kingsley   See fewer
Mary Astor
Jo Evans Jo Evans   See fewer
Elliott Reid
Jeff Evans Jeff Evans   See fewer
Richard Carlson
Tom Farrell Tom Farrell   See fewer
Allyn Joslyn
Adam Trent Adam Trent   See fewer
Emory Parnell
Judge Canute J. Kelly Judge Canute J. Kelly   See fewer
Grady Sutton
Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed) Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)   See fewer
Ed Agresti
Boulevardier (uncredited) Boulevardier (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Aldrich
Peanut Vendor (uncredited) Peanut Vendor (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Arnt
Station Master (uncredited) Station Master (uncredited)   See fewer
Polly Bailey
Old Woman (uncredited) Old Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlos Barbe
French Lieutenant (uncredited) French Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
William Bishop
French Lieutenant (uncredited) French Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul E. Burns
Gardener-Caretaker (uncredited) Gardener-Caretaker (uncredited)   See fewer
Budd Buster
Elderly Driver (uncredited) Elderly Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Lois Collier
Co-ed (uncredited) Co-ed (uncredited)   See fewer
Marcel De la Brosse
Artist (uncredited) Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Dulac
Gendarme (uncredited) Gendarme (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Duncan
Jitterbugger (uncredited) Jitterbugger (uncredited)   See fewer
John Estes
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
William Farmer
Mr. Williams (uncredited) Mr. Williams (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Faylen
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Ava Gardner
Co-ed (uncredited) Co-ed (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Harris
Co-ed (uncredited) Co-ed (uncredited)   See fewer
Myron Healey
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Holman
Harry, Court Clerk (uncredited) Harry, Court Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Kilroy
Faculty Member (uncredited) Faculty Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Lamont
Flower Vendor (uncredited) Flower Vendor (uncredited)   See fewer
Ellen Lowe
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Lundy
Intellectual Student (uncredited) Intellectual Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Jewel McGowan
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited) Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Noel Neill
Co-ed (uncredited) Co-ed (uncredited)   See fewer
Alex Novinsky
Old Bicyclist (uncredited) Old Bicyclist (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Train Conductor (uncredited) Train Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne O'Neal
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Daniel Ocko
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
June Pickerell
Older Secretary (uncredited) Older Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Porter
Southern Co-ed (uncredited) Southern Co-ed (uncredited)   See fewer
Rod Rogers
Bill (uncredited) Bill (uncredited)   See fewer
Shimen Ruskin
Book Clerk (uncredited) Book Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Almira Sessions
Club Woman (uncredited) Club Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Roberta Smith
Co-ed (uncredited) Co-ed (uncredited)   See fewer
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