As Young as You Feel

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Movie
Original title As Young as You Feel
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1951
length 74 minutes
Rod
Director Harmon Jones
script Lamar Trotti
production Lamar Trotti
music Cyril J. Mockridge
camera Joseph MacDonald
cut Robert L. Simpson
occupation

As Young as You Feel is an American comedy film directed by Harmon Jones from 1951.

action

The sprightly printer John R. Hodges was given notice by his company Acme Printing because, according to the statutes of the parent company Consolidated Motors, men are not allowed to be employed beyond 65 years. John is outraged and wants to contact the CEO of Consolidated Motors, but no one at Acme seems to know the boss's name. It is only after a detour that he learns that the director is Harold P. Cleveland.

A little later, Harold P. Cleveland announced in writing to John's boss Louis McKinley, who was concerned that the company might be closed. He organizes a big reception for Cleveland who is none other than John in disguise. John is shown through the print shop and a little later gives a speech in which he emphasizes the potential of the experienced, older workers. Louis announces that he will lift the 65-year limit and reinstate all workers laid off last year because of the limit. In the evening, John is invited to dinner by Louis and makes the acquaintance of Louis' wife Lucille. He dances with her and for the first time since the marriage, Lucille feels respected and liked. The next morning she tells Louis that she wants to leave him.

At Consolidated Motors, meanwhile, perplexity has broken out. John's speech made an impression across the country, the company is showered with letters of thanks and numerous smaller companies want to orientate themselves towards the ideals propagated by John. The real Harold P. Cleveland has John located. In the meantime, John has been allowed to resume work after the new rules. An employee who is arguing about an important position with John's potential son-in-law Joe recognizes John as the supposed Harold P. Cleveland and reports it to his manager. He is now considered insane, so Joe receives the post. Louis in turn receives a visit from the FBI, who tell him about the fraud. It soon becomes clear that John was the impostor. Harold P. Cleveland visits John and has the cause and the course of the story explained to him. Lucille has also arrived at John, but she wants to spend her life with him in the future. John rejects her, knowing that Lucille loves her husband. Louis appears, fires John and asks Lucille for forgiveness. She forgives him. Harold P. Cleveland offers John a new position in New York, but John wants to stay in his city and with his family. Cleveland promises to personally arrange for Louis to withdraw the notice and asks John to contact him if he has any new ideas to speak.

production

As Young as You Feel was filmed from December 15, 1950 to the end of January 1951 in Vernon and Pacific Palisades , California, among others . The screenplay is based on the story The Great American Hoax by Paddy Chayefsky , but it remained unpublished and was remade for television in 1957 under the title The Great American Hoax .

When Marilyn Monroe was re-signed by 20th Century Fox , this film was her first commissioned work. During the filming, she met her future husband Arthur Miller .

The film premiered in Los Angeles on June 15, 1951 . It has not yet appeared in Germany.

criticism

The New York Times praised As Young as You Feel as "an entertaining, astute and natural film".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christopher Bigsby: Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller: extract from Christopher Bigsby's biography on telegraph.co.uk of November 16, 2008, accessed January 18, 2012
  2. ↑ Sam Leith: The Egghead and the Hourglass on dailymail.co.uk April 2, 2009 (English), accessed January 18, 2012
  3. ^ "Gay, shrewd and unaffected film" Cf. Bosley Crowther : As Young As You Feel . In: New York Times, August 3, 1951