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The Youngest Profession

1943 · 82 min

A frothy, good-natured romp of celebrity-spotting and domestic mix-ups, easy to sink into and forget.

Directed by
Edward Buzzell
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, John Carroll
Tagline
She got their autographs in...
Overview
Best friends Joan and Patricia are teenage autograph seekers who spend most of their day bumping into and having tea with movie stars like Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Based on disinformation from a meddling governess, Joan also devotes some time to working on the no-problem marriage of her parents.

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Directed by
Edward Buzzell
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, John Carroll
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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