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Youth Takes a Fling
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Youth Takes a Fling

1938-09-22 · 77 min · ★ 5.5

Romance · Comedy

McCrea plays Joe Meadows, whose only ambition as a Kansas farm boy was a life at sea. He moves to New York to try to get a job as a sailor, finds it more difficult than he thought, and meets Helen Brown, who falls for him and uses her feminine wiles to try to prevent him leaving.

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Directors
Archie Mayo
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joel McCreaJoel McCreaJoe Meadows
Andrea LeedsAndrea LeedsHelen Brown
Frank JenksFrank JenksFrank Munson
Dorothea KentDorothea KentJean
Isabel JeansMrs. Merrivale
Virginia GreyVirginia GreyMadge
Grant MitchellGrant MitchellDuke
Henry MollisonHenry MollisonDunham
Brandon TynanBrandon TynanTad
Oscar O'SheaOscar O'SheaCaptain Walters
Granville BatesGranville BatesMr. Judd
Roger DavisFloorwalker
Marion MartinMarion MartinGirl on Beach
Olaf HyttenOlaf HyttenDunham's Butler
Willie BestWillie BestGeorge
Catherine ProctorCatherine ProctorMrs. Aspitt
Yvonne BoisseauMiss Beaton
Arthur HousmanArthur HousmanFirst Communist
John SheehanJohn SheehanSecond Communist
Chester CluteChester CluteSalesman

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