Nearly Eighteen is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and written by George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Gale Storm, Rick Vallin, William Henry, Luis Alberni, Ralph Hodges and Jerry Rush. The film was released on November 12, 1943, by Monogram Pictures.[1][2][3]
| Nearly Eighteen | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Dreifuss |
| Screenplay by | George Wallace Sayre |
| Story by | Margaret Englander |
| Produced by | Lindsley Parsons |
| Starring | Gale Storm Rick Vallin William Henry Luis Alberni Ralph Hodges Jerry Rush |
| Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Music by | Edward J. Kay |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editJane 'Janie' Stanton (Gale Storm) on the verge of turning 18 finds that she can't afford the tuition to attend a "renowned singing and dancing school". In an effort to realize her dreams Stanton devises a plan to take advantage of an age related loophole. She discovers that the school will offer enrolment free of charge if a student is under the age of 15. Stanton goes about transforming herself into a much younger student in order to attend the school.
Cast
edit- Gale Storm as Jane Stanton
- Rick Vallin as Tony Morgan
- William Henry as Jack Leonard
- Luis Alberni as Gus
- Ralph Hodges as Tom
- Jerry Rush as Dick
- George O'Hanlon as Eddie
- Bebe Fox as Harriet
- Robert Homans as Judge
- Sarah Edwards as Miss Perkins
- Kenneth Harlan as Sammy Klein
- Donald Kerr as Harry
References
edit- ^ "Nearly Eighteen (1943) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Nearly Eighteen (1943) - Arthur Dreifuss". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Nearly Eighteen". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.