You're Never Too Young (1955)
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- Approved
- 1h 42min
- Comedy, Musical
- 14 Oct 1955 (Ireland)
- Movie
When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.
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| Dean Martin | ... |
Bob Miles
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| Jerry Lewis | ... |
Wilbur Hoolick
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| Diana Lynn | ... |
Nancy Collins
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| Nina Foch | ... |
Gretchen Brendan
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| Raymond Burr | ... |
Noonan
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| Mitzi McCall | ... |
Skeets Powell
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| Veda Ann Borg | ... |
Mrs. Noonan
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Margery Maude | ... |
Mrs. Ella Brennan
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| Romo Vincent | ... |
Ticket Agent
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| Nancy Kulp | ... |
Marty's Mother
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| Milton Frome | ... |
Lieutenant O'Malley
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| Peter Adams | ... |
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| Heather Ames | ... |
Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
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| Bobby Barber | ... |
Union Station Newsstand Clerk (uncredited)
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| James Burke | ... |
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
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| Robert Carson | ... |
Tailor (uncredited)
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| Hans Conried | ... |
François (uncredited)
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| Richard H. Cutting | ... |
Hotel Guard (uncredited)
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Roy Damron | ... |
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
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| Elaine DuPont | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
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| Mickey Finn | ... |
Sergeant Brown (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Lobby Extra (uncredited)
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| Dick Gordon | ... |
Faculty Member (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Donna Jo Gribble | ... |
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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Whitey Haupt | ... |
Mike Brendan (uncredited)
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| Tommy Ivo | ... |
Marty (uncredited)
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| Tor Johnson | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Louise Lorimer | ... |
Teacher (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Hank Mann | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Peggy Moffitt | ... |
Agnes (uncredited)
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Gloria Moore | ... |
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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| Bob Morgan | ... |
Texan (uncredited)
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| Forbes Murray | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Paul Newlan | ... |
Husky Man at Train Station (uncredited)
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Mary Newton | ... |
Faculty Member (uncredited)
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| Monty O'Grady | ... |
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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| Emory Parnell | ... |
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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| Donna Percy | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Isabel Randolph | ... |
Teacher (uncredited)
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Edward Rickard | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Edward C. Short | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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| Dick Simmons | ... |
Professor (uncredited)
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Tommy Summers | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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David Swain | ... |
Singer in chorus, 'I like to hike' (uncredited)
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Sid Troy | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Irene Walpole | ... |
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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| Johnstone White | ... |
Professor (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Norman Taurog | ||
Written by
| Sidney Sheldon | ... | (screenplay) |
| Edward Childs Carpenter | ... | (play "Connie Goes Home") |
| Fanny Kilbourne | ... | (story "Sunny Goes Home") (as Fannie Kilbourne) |
Produced by
| Paul Jones | ... | producer |
| Dean Martin | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Walter Scharf | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Daniel L. Fapp | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Archie Marshek | ||
Editorial Department
| Richard Mueller | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
| A. Earl Hedrick | ... | (as Earl Hedrick) |
| Hal Pereira | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sam Comer | ||
| Frank R. McKelvy | ... | (as Frank McKelvy) |
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Curtis Mick | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michael D. Moore | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Gene Garvin | ... | sound recordist |
| Gene Merritt | ... | sound recordist |
| Carl Mahakian | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
| John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Norman Luboff | ... | vocal arranger |
| Walter Scharf | ... | conductor / music arranger |
| Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Nick Castle | ... | choreographer |
| Jack Mintz | ... | assistant to producer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- AFEX (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1956) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1964) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Imperial Film AB (1965) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1966) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- La Cinq (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- La Cinq (1990) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Wilbur is a young man whose dream is to become a great barber, but for now he's working just as an assistant at a hotel's barber shop. When one day he gets involved (by mistake) in some big robbery, he is forced to disguise himself as a 12-year-old boy so that he can get away from his persecutor.
Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos |
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| Taglines | Dino's the singing dean of a girl's school, Jerry - a wolf in kid's clothing - in a class by himself with 503 coeds. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Actress Diana Lynn appeared in the original film, "The Major and the Minor," as Lucy, the science-obsessed teenage sister of Pamela (Ginger Roger's on-screen nemesis). Thirteen years later, Diana Lynn starred in that film's remake, "You're Never Too Young," this time as Nancy Collins (a female version of the role originally played by Ray Milland). See more » |
| Goofs | The respectable Mrs. Brendan's Private School for Girls keeps a bottle of scotch in the unlocked public medicine cabinet. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hosts: Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy; Guests: Anna Maria Alberghetti & The Alberghetti Family, Mitzi McCall (1955). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Relax-Ay-Voo See more » |
| Quotes |
Bob Miles:
Why don't you straighten up? Wilbur Hoolick: Oh, I am straightened up. It's just that my shoulders are stupid. See more » |