"Too Young to Kiss" is a story with a serious flaw--one so serious that you might want to skip it. Like "The Major and the Minor", it's a film where an adult woman pretends to be a teen...and it's about as realistic as having Santa play a bathing beauty. June Allyson is a bit better than Ginger Rogers ("The Major and the Minor"), but still you cannot help but think it's ridiculous for a woman in her thirties playing a girl of about 12! It strains credibility way past the breaking point!!
Cynthia (Allyson) is an out of work concert pianist and has been trying to get Eric Wainwrwight (Van Johnson) to give her an audition. But Wainwright is a very busy man and keeps canceling appointments with her...to the point where it's obvious she'll never audition for him. So, when she hears he'll be auditioning a group of kids, she dresses up as a girl and performs...and knocks his socks off! But the problem is that when she tries to tell him the truth, he is simply not interested in an adult pianist...he wants to mold young 'Molly' into a brilliant young pianist. So, Cynthia goes along with the ruse and Eric is daft enough to think that Cynthia is Molly's sister...which is all the more dopey since Molly and Cynthia cannot be seen together since they are one in the same person!
The only way to enjoy this film is to turn off your brain and enjoy. If you think too much, you'll most likely find the story a bit ridiculous. After all, she doesn't look 13 AND if she was actually 12, then her relationship with Eric would be REALLY creepy, as she lives with him and spends all her time with him! He even wants to adopt her later in the film! The actors try their best, but the script is a dud...an enjoyable dud...but a dud nevertheless.
Cynthia (Allyson) is an out of work concert pianist and has been trying to get Eric Wainwrwight (Van Johnson) to give her an audition. But Wainwright is a very busy man and keeps canceling appointments with her...to the point where it's obvious she'll never audition for him. So, when she hears he'll be auditioning a group of kids, she dresses up as a girl and performs...and knocks his socks off! But the problem is that when she tries to tell him the truth, he is simply not interested in an adult pianist...he wants to mold young 'Molly' into a brilliant young pianist. So, Cynthia goes along with the ruse and Eric is daft enough to think that Cynthia is Molly's sister...which is all the more dopey since Molly and Cynthia cannot be seen together since they are one in the same person!
The only way to enjoy this film is to turn off your brain and enjoy. If you think too much, you'll most likely find the story a bit ridiculous. After all, she doesn't look 13 AND if she was actually 12, then her relationship with Eric would be REALLY creepy, as she lives with him and spends all her time with him! He even wants to adopt her later in the film! The actors try their best, but the script is a dud...an enjoyable dud...but a dud nevertheless.