Accent on Youth (film)
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| Accent on Youth | |
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| Directed by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Screenplay by | Herbert Fields Claude Binyon |
| Produced by | Douglas MacLean |
| Starring | Sylvia Sidney Herbert Marshall Phillip Reed Holmes Herbert Catherine Doucet Astrid Allwyn |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Edited by | Otho Lovering |
| Music by | Friedrich Hollaender Tom Satterfield |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Accent on Youth is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and written by Herbert Fields and Claude Binyon based on the 1934 play of the same name written by Samson Raphaelson. The film stars Sylvia Sidney and Herbert Marshall and features Phillip Reed, Holmes Herbert, Catherine Doucet, Astrid Allwyn and Lon Chaney Jr. The film was released on August 23, 1935, by Paramount Pictures.[1]
When Steven Gaye, a successful New York playwright, turns forty he thinks he's too old for romance. But when he falls in love with his secretary Linda, he experiences the strongest emotions of his life. Feeling that he is too old for Linda, he decides to fix her up with Dick Reynolds, the young lead actor in his play. But while Dick is young and handsome, he is also dumb and immature. Tiring of the younger man, Linda longs for Steven's maturity and understanding.
Cast
- Sylvia Sidney as Linda Brown
- Herbert Marshall as Steven Gaye
- Phillip Reed as Dickie Reynolds
- Holmes Herbert as Frank Galloway
- Catherine Doucet as Miss Eleanor Darling
- Astrid Allwyn as Genevieve Lang
- Ernest Cossart as Flogdell
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Chuck
- Dick Foran as Butch
