Youth Takes a Fling 86 years old
A PICTURE FOR THE YOUNG...OF ALL AGES!
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.
Credits
Youth Takes a Fling Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joel McCrea He was 32, 84 years old when he died | as Joe Meadows |
| Virginia Grey She was 21, 87 years old when she died | as Madge |
| Emmett Vogan He was 44, 76 years old when he died | as Businessman |
| Anne Wigton | as Switchboard Operator |
| Dorothea Kent She was 22, 74 years old when she died | as Jean |
| Grant Mitchell He was 64, 82 years old when he died | as Duke |
| Kathryn Marlowe She was 24, 95 years old when she died | as Switchboard Operator |
| Isabel Jeans She was 47, 93 years old when she died | as Mrs. Merrivale |
| Wade Boteler He was 49, 54 years old when he died | as Tugboat Captain |
| Henry Mollison He was 33, 80 years old when he died | as Dunham |
| Granville Bates He was 56, 58 years old when he died | as Mr. Judd |
| John Sheehan He was 52, 66 years old when he died | as Second Communist |
| Edwin August He was 54, 80 years old when he died | as Railroad Conductor |
| Frank Jenks He was 35, 59 years old when he died | as Frank Munson |
| Marjorie Kane She was 29, 82 years old when she died | as Switchboard Operator |
| Mary Field She was 29, 87 years old when she died | as Maid |
| Eddie Acuff He was 35, 53 years old when he died | as Bum |
| Joyce Bryant She was 9, now 96 years old | as Switchboard Operator |
| Olaf Hytten He was 50, 67 years old when he died | as Dunham's Butler |
| Arthur Housman He was 48, 52 years old when he died | as First Communist |
| Oscar O'Shea He was 56, 78 years old when he died | as Captain Walters |
| Willie Best He was 22, 45 years old when he died | as George |
| Pat West He was 15, 72 years old when he died | as Watchman |
| Frank Sully He was 30, 67 years old when he died | as Jim |
| George Offerman, Jr. He was 21, 45 years old when he died | as Slim |
| Tom Dugan He was 54, 71 years old when he died | as Bum |
| Marion Martin She was 29, 76 years old when she died | as Girl on Beach |
| Edward Earle He was 56, 90 years old when he died | as Businessman |
| Chester Clute He was 47, 64 years old when he died | as Salesman |
| Edward Ryan He was 145, 81 years old when he died | as Boy |
| Brandon Tynan He was 63, 91 years old when he died | as Tad |
| Beryl Wallace She was 29, 39 years old when she died | as Switchboard Operator |
| Charles Sullivan He was 39, 73 years old when he died | as Sailor |
| Andrea Leeds She was 24, 69 years old when she died | as Helen Brown |
Youth Takes a Fling Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Archie Mayo as Director. He was 47 (77) years old when He died | Directing |
| Joe Pasternak as Producer. He was 37 (89) years old when He died | Production |
Youth Takes a Fling (86 years)
A PICTURE FOR THE YOUNG...OF ALL AGES!
- Release day: Thursday, September 22, 1938
- Runtime: 77 minutes