You're Never Too Young (1955)

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Fanny Kilbourne (play) and
Edward Childs Carpenter (play) ...
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Release Date:

25 August 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Dino's the singing dean of a girl's school, Jerry - a wolf in kid's clothing - in a class by himself with 503 coeds.

Plot:

When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.

Plot Keywords:

Water Pistol | Manicure | Gym Teacher | Haircut | Pullman Berth

Cast

Dean Martin	...	Bob Miles
Jerry Lewis	...	Wilbur Hoolick
Diana Lynn	...	Nancy Collins
Nina Foch	...	Gretchen Brendan
Raymond Burr	...	Noonan
Mitzi McCall	...	Skeets Powell
Veda Ann Borg	...	Mrs. Noonan
Margery Maude	...	Mrs. Ella Brennan
Romo Vincent	...	Ticket agent
Nancy Kulp	...	Marty's mother
Milton Frome	...	Lieutenant O'Malley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tor Johnson	...	(unconfirmed)
Peter Adams	...	Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Heather Ames	...	Girl In Lobby (uncredited)
Bobby Barber	...	Union Station newsstand clerk (uncredited)
James Burke	...	Pullman conductor (uncredited)
Robert Carson	...	Tailor (uncredited)
Hans Conried	...	François (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting	...	Hotel Guard (uncredited)
Elaine DuPont	...	(uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum	...	Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Mickey Finn	...	Sergeant Brown (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Lobby Extra (uncredited)
Donna Jo Gribble	...	School girl (uncredited)
Whitey Haupt	...	Mike Brendan (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo	...	Marty (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Peggy Moffitt	...	Agnes (uncredited)
Gloria Penny Moore	...	School girl (uncredited)
Bob Morgan	...	Texan (uncredited)
Paul Newlan	...	Husky Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Marty Newton	...	Faculty Member (uncredited)
Emory Parnell	...	Train Conductor (uncredited)
Donna Percy	...	Girl (uncredited)
Isabel Randolph	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Dick Simmons	...	Professor (uncredited)
Irene Walpole	...	School girl (uncredited)
Johnstone White	...	Professor (uncredited)

Directed by
Norman Taurog

Writing credits
Fanny Kilbourne		(play) and
Edward Childs Carpenter		(play)
Sidney Sheldon		(writer)

Produced by
Paul Jones	....	producer

Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp

Film Editing by
Archie Marshek

Art Direction by
A. Earl Hedrick		(as Earl Hedrick)
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Sam Comer
Frank R. McKelvy		(as Frank McKelvy)

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael D. Moore	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Gene Garvin	....	sound recordist
Gene Merritt	....	sound recordist
Carl Mahakian	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John P. Fulton	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Farciot Edouart	....	process photographer

Editorial Department
Richard Mueller	....	color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department
Norman Luboff	....	music arranger: vocal arrangements
Walter Scharf	....	conductor
Walter Scharf	....	music arranger

Other crew
Nick Castle	....	choreographer
Jack Mintz	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Paramount Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Pictures (1955) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (1964) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Quotes:

Wilbur Hoolick: [Imitating a French barber] Eef you lay one... If you lay un hand on me, you know whatI will do?
Noonan: [Nastily] What?
Wilbur Hoolick: I'll bleed! Au revoir.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978)

A hilarious classic!

I'll never get tired of watching this movie!

Jerry Lewis is everything in this movie, from a goofy barber assistant to a spoiled little brat to a suave and sophisticated young man.

All the funny bits will never be old to me, they still put me in stitches even after I've watched the film umpteen times.

My favorite part is the choir scene...

If you haven't seen it, don't be a ninny and get the movie for yourself! You won't regret it!

I'm glad I still have my good old copy of this wonderful classic.