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Young at Heart

Young at Heart

Romance · Drama · Music · 1954

The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.

Movie details

Young at Heart

1954 Romance · Drama · Music 1h 57m

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Young at Heart?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gordon Douglas

Written by

Julius J. Epstein · Lenore J. Coffee · Liam O'Brien

Doris Day

Doris Day

Laurie Tuttle

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Barney Sloan

Gig Young

Gig Young

Alex Burke

Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore

Aunt Jessie Tuttle

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

Fran Tuttle

Robert Keith

Robert Keith

Gregory Tuttle

Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

Amy Tuttle

Court is in session

Put Young at Heart on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.