The Careless Years

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The Careless Years
The Careless Years.jpg
film poster
Directed byArthur Hiller
John E. Burch (assistant)
Written byJohn Howard Lawson
Mitch Lindemann
Produced byEdward Lewis
StarringDean Stockwell
Natalie Trundy
John Larch
Barbara Billingsley
John Stevenson
Maureen Cassidy
Mason Alan Dinehart
Virginia Christine
Guy Boyd
Leo Grillo
CinematographySam Leavitt
Edited byLeon Barsha
Music byLeith Stevens
Production
companies
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 2, 1957 (1957-09-02) (United States)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Careless Years is a 1957 film from United Artists directed by Arthur Hiller and produced by Edward Lewis. The film was the directorial debut for Hiller.[1] The film stars Dean Stockwell and Natalie Trundy in an early film appearance.

Plot[]

Two high school seniors from different social groups go on a date. He begins to fall for her when she resists his amorous advances and decides they should get married immediately. Both sets of parents object to the sudden nature of the proposal. He talks her into going to Mexico to get married, but they decide it is best to wait until they are older.

Main cast[]

Actor Role
Dean Stockwell Jerry Vernon
Natalie Trundy Emily 'Miley' Meredith
John Larch Sam Vernon
Barbara Billingsley Helen Meredith
John Stevenson Charles Meredith
Virginia Christine Mathilda Vernon

Production[]

The film originally was called The Young Lovers. The female lead went to Natalie Trundy, who was then 16 and only had made one film. Bryna Productions signed her to a five-year contract.[2] The male lead went to former child actor Dean Stockwell, who also was signed to a five-year contract.[3]

It was the first feature as director for Arthur Hiller. He recalled he was offered the job, "read the script, and I liked it a lot, but I had reservations. And I thought 'Do I tell him [the producer] about my reservations? Or do I pretend I really just love it? I don't want to lose the job'. Finally I went about it honestly and just told them just what my feelings were. Those are my feelings, and I'm doing a rewrite, just on those items".[4]

Critical reception[]

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times did not care for the movie: "The pace is slow, the writing uninspired and the approach to the issue is often naïve and repetitious."[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Trivia for The Careless Years (1957)". IMDb. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  2. ^ MISS KERR SIGNED FOR FILM MUSICAL New York Times 22 Dec 1956: 14.
  3. ^ SUSAN HAYWARD TO STAR FOR FOX New York Times 26 Dec 1956: 34.
  4. ^ "Interview with Arthur Hiller Part 2". DGA.
  5. ^ Crowther, Bosley (1957-11-28). "Original New York Times review". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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