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Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
Josephine Tey (novel)
Charles Bennett (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 February 1938 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
A romantic murder-mystery drama!
Plot:
Man on the run from a murder charge enlists a beautiful stranger who must put herself at risk for his cause. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Classic Hitchcock more

Cast

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Nova Pilbeam ... Erica Burgoyne
Derrick De Marney ... Robert Tisdall (as Derrick de Marney)
Percy Marmont ... Col. Burgoyne
Edward Rigby ... Old Will
Mary Clare ... Erica's Aunt
John Longden ... Det. Insp. Kent
George Curzon ... Guy
Basil Radford ... Erica's Uncle
Pamela Carme ... Christine
George Merritt ... Det. Sgt. Miller
J.H. Roberts ... Henry Briggs - Solicitor
Jerry Verno ... Lorry Driver
H.F. Maltby ... Police Sergeant
John Miller ... Police Constable
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Girl Was Young (USA)
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Runtime:
80 min | USA:83 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-15 (2006) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Germany:6 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1986) | USA:Unrated | Canada:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Alfred Hitchcock]outside the courthouse holding a camera as Derrick De Marney escapes. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the performance of the first song heard and seen at the Grand Hotel, the drummer's visible playing (tapping on the drum head) does not nearly match the percussion sounds (cymbal strikes, drum rolls, rim shots, etc.) on the soundtrack. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Husband: Christine!
Christine: Don't shout, I tell you! Don't shout!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hitchcock: The Early Years (1999) (V) more
Soundtrack:
No One Can Like the Drummer Man more

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24 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
Classic Hitchcock, 31 January 1999
Author: Bill Anderson (anderson@nehp.net) from New Hope, Alabama USA

Hitchcock is in a class by himself. I'll give any of his films multiple viewings. The story and structure of "Young and Innocent" resemble "The 39 Steps," with a young woman helping a young man on the run thwart the police and prove his innocence. This film is a standout, though, not because of the story or acting (both charming), but because of a virtuoso bit of directing by the Master, in which the location of the killer is revealed. As I watched the scene unfold for the first time, I remember thinking, "This is what makes Hitchcock Hitchcock." I wish I had never seen any Hitchcock films so I could watch them all again for the first time. His is a brilliant body of work, and this is an often overlooked example of his mastery of the film art.

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