The Youngest Profession

1943 film by Edward Buzzell

The Youngest Profession is a 1943 film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, John Carroll, Scotty Beckett, and Agnes Moorehead. Based on a short story series and book written by Lillian Day, it contains cameos by Greer Garson, Lana Turner, William Powell, Walter Pidgeon, and Robert Taylor.^[2]

Plot

Lively teen Joan Lyons and her best friend, Patricia Drew, are dedicated autograph seekers who run around New York City attempting to meet celebrities. Deceived by trouble-making governess Miss Featherstone, Joan is distracted from her star-chasing by concerns over her parents' marriage. This leads Joan to hire a muscle man named Dr. Hercules to flirt with her mother, which only results in more misunderstandings.^[3]

Cast

• Virginia Weidler as Joan Lyons
• Edward Arnold as Burton V. Lyons
• John Carroll as Dr. Hercules
• Ann Ayers as Susan Thayer
• Marta Linden as Edith Lyons
• Dick Simmons as Douglas Sutton
• Agnes Moorehead as Miss Featherstone
• Jean Porter as Patricia Drew
• Raymond Roe as Schuyler
• Dorothy Morris as Secretary
• Scotty Beckett as Junior Lyons
• Marcia Mae Jones as Vera Bailey
• Sara Haden as Sister Lassie
• Beverly Tyler as Thyra Winter
• Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Drew

Box office

According to MGM records, the film earned $1,187,000 in the US and Canada and $359,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $583,000.^[1][4]

References

1. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
2. T.M.P (June 25, 1943). "NY Times review". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036554/ ^{[user-generated source]}
4. "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54

External links

• The Youngest Profession at IMDb 
• The Youngest Profession at AllMovie
• The Youngest Profession at the TCM Movie Database
• The Youngest Profession at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films