Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
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A PICTURE FOR THE YOUNG...OF ALL AGES!
McCrea plays Joe Meadows, whose only ambition as a Kansas farm boy was a life at sea. He moves to New York to try to get a job as a sailor, finds it more difficult than he thought, and meets Helen Brown, who falls for him and uses her feminine wiles to try to prevent him leaving.
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Joel McCreaJoe Meadows
Andrea LeedsHelen Brown
Frank JenksFrank Munson
Dorothea KentJean
Isabel JeansMrs. Merrivale
Virginia GreyMadge
Grant MitchellDuke
Henry MollisonDunham
Brandon TynanTad
Oscar O'SheaCaptain Walters
Granville BatesMr. JuddRoger DavisFloorwalkerKeywords
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Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinityNew York City · ResortMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance
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What is Youth Takes a Fling about?
McCrea plays Joe Meadows, whose only ambition as a Kansas farm boy was a life at sea. He moves to New York to try to get a job as a sailor, finds it more difficult than he thought, and meets Helen Brown, who falls for him and uses her feminine wiles to try to prevent him leaving.
How long is Youth Takes a Fling?
Youth Takes a Fling has a runtime of 77 minutes.