Young as You Feel (1940 film)
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Directed byMalcolm St. Clair
Written byLewis Beach (play)
Joseph Hoffman
Stanley Rauh
Joseph Hoffman
Stanley Rauh
Produced byJohn Stone
Sol M. Wurtzel
Sol M. Wurtzel
StarringJed Prouty
Spring Byington
Joan Valerie
Spring Byington
Joan Valerie
| Young as You Feel | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Malcolm St. Clair |
| Written by | Lewis Beach (play) Joseph Hoffman Stanley Rauh |
| Produced by | John Stone Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Starring | Jed Prouty Spring Byington Joan Valerie |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | Harry Reynolds |
| Music by | Samuel Kaylin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Young as You Feel is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Jed Prouty, Spring Byington and Joan Valerie. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films.[1] The film's plot was similar to that of the 1931 film Young as You Feel.
Young as You Feel is the last of the Jones Family films.[2]
Mr. John Jones, Jones family patriarch, sells his drugstore and takes his clan to the big city. Expecting to enjoy a more sophisticated and cosmopolitan lifestyle, the Jones are fleeced by con men of all their savings. The family return to their small town for good. [3]
Cast
- Jed Prouty as John Jones
- Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones
- Joan Valerie as Bonnie Jones
- Russell Gleason as Herbert Thompson
- Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones
- George Ernest as Roger Jones
- June Carlson as Lucy Jones
- Florence Roberts as Granny Jones
- Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones
- Helen Ericson as Sandra
- George Givot as Boris Mousilvitch
- Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire
- Harlan Briggs as Dr. Kinsley
- Harry Shannon as Gillespie
- Jack Carson as Norcross
- Guy Rapp as Baron Gonzales de Cordoba
- Gladys Blake as Mrs. Blake
- Esther Brodelet as Polly Marshall
- John Elliott as Ambulance doctor
- Veronica Lake in a bit part
- Billy Lechner as Boy
- Joan Leslie as Girl
- John Sheehan as Fire Chief
- Lee Shumway as Policeman
- Bruce Warren as Norcross representative
- Irma Wilson as Brenda Walters
