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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

The Girl Was Young (1938)

84 mins | Melodrama | 17 February 1938

Cast:

Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont [ More ]

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Charles Bennett, Edwin Greenwood, Antony Armstrong

Cinematographer:

Bernard Knowles

Editor:

Charles Frend

Production Designer:

Alfred Junge

Production Company:

Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
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HISTORY

The film was released in Great Britain by General Film Distributors, Ltd. under its original title Young and Innocent. Modern sources include Prod Edward Black in the production. ...

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The film was released in Great Britain by General Film Distributors, Ltd. under its original title Young and Innocent. Modern sources include Prod Edward Black in the production.

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
LOCATION
Great Britain
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
19 Jan 1938
p. 6
Hollywood Reporter
19 May 1937
p. 3
Hollywood Reporter
16 Dec 1937
p. 10
Motion Picture Herald
30 Oct 1937
pp. 16-17
Motion Picture Herald
11 Dec 1937
p. 41
New York Times
11 Feb 1938
p. 27
Variety
8 Dec 1937
p. 17
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Alfred Hitchcock
Dir
WRITERS
Charles Bennett
Scr
Edwin Greenwood
Scr
Anthony Armstrong
Antony Armstrong
Scr
Gerald Savory
Dial
Alma Reville
Cont
PHOTOGRAPHY
Bernard Knowles
Photog
ART DIRECTOR
Alfred Junge
Art dir
FILM EDITOR
Charles Frend
Film ed
COSTUMES
Marianne
Ward
MUSIC
Louis Levy
Mus dir
SOUND
A. C. O'Donoghue
Rec
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the novel A Shilling for Candles: The Story of a Crime by Josephine Tey (London, 1936).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
Josephine Tey
SONGS
by Sam Lerner, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman.
SONGWRITER/COMPOSER
Al Goodhart
Al Hoffman
Sam Lerner
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
Young and Innocent
Release Date:
17 February 1938
Premiere Information:
London opening: Nov 1937
Production Date:
at Pinewood Studios, England
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
30 January 1938
LP7926
Physical Properties:
Sound
Western Electric Noiseless Recording
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
84
Length(in feet):
7,569
Countries:
United Kingdom, United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Robert Tisdall is falsely accused of murder when he discovers the dead body of a female film star. He escapes the police and enlists the help of Erica Burgoyne, the young daughter of the chief constable, in helping to prove his ...

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Robert Tisdall is falsely accused of murder when he discovers the dead body of a female film star. He escapes the police and enlists the help of Erica Burgoyne, the young daughter of the chief constable, in helping to prove his innocence.

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GENRE
Genre:
Melodrama


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17 February 1938, Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America, Gaumont-British Picture Corp., Ltd.
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