Young and Willing 81 years old

For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of the Paramount productions that was sold to United Artists in the early-40's when U.A. was having trouble meeting their exhibitor contracts because of lack of product, mainly due to their loss of production in England. A group of starving, but young and willing, actors band together to share finances and an apartment. Norman Reese (William Holden) orders no love nonsense between the boys and girls till they are set on broadway, but Marge Benson (Barbara Britton) and Tony Dennison (James Beown) are already secretly married. A friend drops in to see Dottie Coburn (Martha O'Driscoll) and is shocked to find the boys and girls sharing the same apartment and insists it is her duty to inform Dottie's father (Jay Fassett.)

Credits

Susan Hayward as Kate Benson

James Brown as Tony Dennison

Eddie Bracken as George Bodell

William Holden as Norman Reese

Robert Benchley as Arthur Kenny

Barbara Britton as Marge Benson Dennison

Young and Willing Cast

Name	Character
Susan Hayward She was 25, 57 years old when she died	as Kate Benson
James Brown He was 9, 73 years old when he died	as Tony Dennison
Eddie Bracken He was 27, 87 years old when he died	as George Bodell
William Holden He was 24, 63 years old when he died	as Norman Reese
Robert Benchley He was 53, 56 years old when he died	as Arthur Kenny
Barbara Britton She was 23, 60 years old when she died	as Marge Benson Dennison
Florence MacMichael She was 23, 80 years old when she died	as Muriel Foster
Martha O'Driscoll She was 20, 76 years old when she died	as Dottie Coburn
Jay Fassett	as J.T. Coburn
Mabel Paige She was 62, 73 years old when she died	as Mrs. Garnet

Young and Willing Crew

Name	Department
Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 57 (81) years old when He died	Art
Leo Tover as Director of Photography. He was 42 (64) years old when He died	Camera
Eda Warren as Editor. She was 39 (76) years old when She died	Editing
Ernst Fegté as Art Direction. He was 42 (76) years old when He died	Art
Virginia Van Upp as Screenplay. She was 41 (68) years old when She died	Writing
Edward H. Griffith as Director. He was 48 (80) years old when He died	Directing
Edward H. Griffith as Producer. He was 48 (80) years old when He died	Production

Young and Willing (81 years)

Release day: Friday, February 05, 1943
Runtime: 83 minutes