Too Young to Know (Warner Bros.) (1945)

Mat 643-35 Mat. No. 208—30c Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton discover that marriage is not always smooth sailing in the above scene from Warners’ new romantic comedy, "Too Young To Know," which arrives Friday at the Strand. Featured in supporting roles are Dolores Moran, Rosemary De Camp and Harry Davenport. ‘Too Young To Know’ Is Bright Comedy Romance (Prepared Review) It was love at first sight at the Strand Theatre last night as an enthusiastic audience of first-nighters gave their hearty approval to Warner Bros.’ latest and brightest film romance, “Too Young To Know.” Co-starring Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton and featuring such capable supporting players as Dolores Moran, Rosemary DeCamp and Harry Davenport, the film marks Hollywood’s first attempt to handle the timely problem of kiss-and-run marriages with intelligence, understanding and humor. But more than that—more than merely resting on its laurels after posing an arresting problem—the film also contains a neat and cheerfully engaging object lesson for thousands of today’s youngsters who jump feet first into marriage and do their thinking afterwards. Adapted from Harlan Ware’s much discussed Saturday Evening Post serial, “Too Young To Know” is the full and lighthearted story of a young love, from its carefree beginning, through hasty marriage, into the turbulent years that follow. In typical American fashion, after a hasty courtship, Sally Sawyer (Joan Leslie) and Ira Enright (Robert Hutton), two youngsters, very much in love, settle down to being man and wife. But their youth is a disadvantage. Sally, who had planned a theatrical career long before she fell in love, sees no reason why her former friends, a group of conceited, self-centered pseudo sophisticates, should not meet with her husband’s approval. Ira, in turn, sees in Sally’s association with this clique a threat to the stability of their marriage. With neither of the two understanding the other’s problems, their marriage turns from a happy relationship into a_ series of heartrending disagreements. It remains for a kindly judge (played by Harry Davenport) to unravel the remnants of their tangled lives and to bring the youngsters together again, after months of separation and heartache. Fresh from her delightful song and dance role in “Rhapsody In Blue,” Joan Leslie is a remarkably believable Sally, playing the young wife through a series of emotional changes and moods with all the grace and outstanding ability she has shown in past Warner hits. It’s a straight and stiff dramatic part for Joan Leslie this time, and she does it up brown. Her co-star, Robert Hutton, with whom Joan romanced in “Hollywood Canteen,” handles his equally difficult part with understanding and _ remarkable thoroughness. His much _ bewildered Ira, now a lion, now a lamb, is a tribute to this young man’s acting ability and leaves little doubt in this reviewer’s mind that you’ll be seeing more of Bob Hutton, in his new star capacity. In important supporting roles, Dolores Moran as Patsy Weatherby, a vain, attractive, brittle show-girl; Rosemary De Camp as Ira’s understanding mother; and Harry Davenport, as the judge whose wisdom brings the youngsters to a happy, fuller relationship, all contribute their separate and distinguished skills toward making the film an outstanding motion picture. Also disporting themselves in accomplished manner are Arthur Shields, Craig Stevens, Don McGuire, Dick Erdman, Johnny Miles, Larry Thompson, Dorothy Malone, Angela Greene, Ramsay Ames, Betty Brodel, Pat Clark, John Compton, John Sheridan, Sid Chatton and Larry Rio. Scripted by Jo Pagano, “Too Young To Know” was skillfully and sympathetically directed by Frederick de Cordova and produced by William Jacobs. The film was_ photographed by Carl Guthrie, A.S.C. Warner Comedy Romance Arrives Friday At Strand (Advance Theatre Story) Young love, warm, joyous and endearing, is gaily and tenderly saluted in Warner Bros.’ bright new comedy romance, “Too Young To Know,” which arrives on Friday at the Strand Theatre. Starring the lovable sweethearts of “Hollywood Canteen,” Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton, “Too Young To Know” tells a poignant and _ heartwarming story of the education of a pair of youngsters who entered into a marriage with no more preparation than their love for each other. Adapted from Harlan Ware’s successful Saturday Evening Post serial, the film traces the whirlwind . romance of Sally Sawyer (played by Joan Leslie) and Ira Enright (played by Robert Hutton), two fun-loving kids who discover, one spring afternoon, that their love for each other logically leads to marriage. They elope with high hearts and it is only the most cynical eye that might see trouble in the idyllic picture of pretty young Sally and handsome Ira, pledging lifelong devotion to each other on their wedding day. They settle down, the new Mr. and Mrs. Enright, in a little cottage near the home of Ira’s mother and father (played by Rosemary DeCamp and Arthur Shields). And they play at being married. Their love, which they had counted on to guard them against unhappiness and misunderstandings, is now a fragile thing, threatening to snap momentarily as Sally pursues a theatrical career and Ira struggles to maintain a home on his earnings as a garage mechanic. He looks upon his wife’s movie-struck friends as a threat to the stability of their home and their pseudo-sophistication adds fuel to the fire which flares up in his breast. Particularly annoying to Ira is Patsy Weatherby (played by Dolores Moran), a flashy, attractive blonde, whose too frequent visits leave their. mark on Sally. Tender moments invariably follow after violent arguments between Sally and Ira, but the breach between them widens irrevocably. In one last desperate effort to save their marriage from collapse, the couple leave friends and family behind to make a fresh start in a new town. But their marriage tumbles at last and a bitter separation ensues. Mat No. 107 Joins Air Corps In the months that follow, Ira trades overalls for flying tog's, is commissioned in the army and assigned to fly overseas. Then, after three years of combat flying, and three centuries of reliving his foolish mistakes, he meets Sally’s friend Patsy again and old memories are stirred. How Sally and Ira are finally brought together through the ministrations of a kindly judge (played by Harry Davenport) makes for one of the brightest and most heartening screen treats of the season. Featured in the supporting cast are Barbara Brown, Robert Lowell, Craig Stevens, Don McGuire, Dick Erdman, Robert Arthur, Johnny Miles, Larry Thompson, Dorothy Malone, Angela Greene, Ramsey Ames, Betty Brodel, Pat Clark, John Compton, John Sheridan, Sid Rosemary DeCamp Joan Leslie And Roberé Hutton Starred In Film (Current Theatre Story) Love, the magic word that has sent hearts spinning down through the years, is back in town, healthily refurbished ard running on all cylinders at the Strand Theatre, where Warner Bros.’ latest and brightest comedy-romance, “Too Young To Know,” is playing. Starring those popular young stars, Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton, and featuring a supporting cast of talented performers that includes Dolores Moran, Harry Davenport and Rosemary De Camp, the film recounts an eventful romance between a boy and a girl who were “Too Young To Know” the obligations attendant upon the marriage vows —and too much in love to care. Against a background of familiar American suburban surroundings, “Too Young To Know” spins a genial tale of warmth and humor beginning with the gay courtship of Sally Sawyer (played by Joan Leslie) and Ira Enright (played by Robert Hutton), two lovely and loving youngsters who dance to a merry tune, with no more serious thought than having a good time. They like being with each other; they like the way they laugh together and hold hands in movies. Marriage should be all that and more. So they gamble with the future, elope, and play their happiness across the board. Ira’s mother and father (played by Rosemary DeCamp and Arthur Shields) welcome Sally into the family with the mature understanding of modern intelligent parents and_ the young Enrights settle down to being married. At least, they attempt to set tle down. But there ave Sal] ’: friends — giddy, theatre-struck kids whose ideas run to mock affection for erch ct*er, el>the:, midnight parties and that world of show peopl? they idolize. There’s Sally he self—vivae'o-« pretty. Sally, who tries so hard to further her cwn theat~ical ambitiors even in thoce heurs that belong to her husband; and Tra, hurt because early months of marriage must be shared by a houseful of vain caveer-~erkers, taking every misimie standing to heart. A corsta~t scurce of anger to the young husband is Sally’s freque-t hou-e gaest, Patsy, a fleshy, attractive blonde (played by D>-lores Moran) whose conta t visits leave their mark on Sell-~. Childishly, Ira and Sally dri’: from squabble to quarrel, unt’, finally with rashness and se'fpity, Ira asks for a divorce. In the following years, wisdom, sadly lacking for so lone, puts in a belated appearance, and through the efforts of a kindly judge (Harry Davenrort), they finally are shown the way to happiness and the fulfillment of their love. Supporting the stars are some of Warner Bros.’ brightest featured players, including Barbara Brown, Robert Lowell, Craig Stevens, Don McGuire, Dick Erdman, Robert Arthur, Johnny Miles, Larry Thompson and Dorothy Malone. Angela Greene, Ramsey Ames, Betty Brodel, Pat Clark, John Compton, John Sheridan, Sid Chatton and Larry Rio are also featured. “Too Young To Know” was directed by Frederick de Cordova and produced by William Jacobs. The film was adapted for the screen by Jo Pagano from the successful Saturday Evening Post serial by Harlen Ware and was _ photographed by Carl Guthrie, A.S.C. Gay Film Romance Gnening Tonight At Strand Theatre (Opening Day Reader) A warm and moving comedyromance, posing the provocative question of teen-age marriage, is Warner Bros.’ “Too Young To Know,” which opens tonight at the Strand Theatre. Starring the gay and lovable sweethearts of “Hollywood Canteen,” Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton, the film is a sometimes poignant, sometimes happy, but always tender salute to today’s youngsters-in-love, Adapted from Harlan Ware’s successful Saturday Evening Post serial, “Too. Young To Know” tells the timely story of a youthful couple’s whirlwind courtship, their romantic elopement and their after-the-honeymoon adventure. Their joy and their tears are heart-warmingly recorded as, together, they face a future entirely different from what they had expected. With a supporting cast that includes such capable performers as Dolores Moran, Rosemary DeCamp, Harry Davenport, Arthur Shields and Barbara Brown, “Too Young To Know” was directed by Frederick de Cordova and produced by William Jacobs. Scripted by Jo Pagano, the film was_ photographed by Cari Guthrie, A.S.C. Chatton and Larry Rio. “Too Young To Know” was directed by Frederick de Cordova and produced by William Jacobs. The film was scripted by Jo Pagano and Photographed by Carl Guthrie, A.S.C. Emotional Scene Leaves Its Mark On Joan Leslie Co-stars Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton were doing their most dramatic scene in “Too Young To Know,” the Warner Bros. romantic comedy now at the Strand. According to the script, Hutton, wearing the uniform of an Army Air Force officer, has returned to his divorced wife, Joan, in an attempt to find his infant son whom she permitted to be adopted during Hutton’s absence in India. He hurls one accusation after another at her. His fists are doubled. He scowls at her. For a moment or two, it looks almost as if he’ll strike her, She meets his accusations, his chiding, with a weak defense. She admits, in a somewhat choked voice, looking at him through tear-filled eyes, that she has been wrong in giving up the child. But she persists in blocking his attempts to find the baby. The scene covered five pages of script. Throughout it all, Joan was either half crying or sobbing violently. Finally, just before the work day ended, the scene was shot to director Fred De Cordova’s satisfaction. Joan knew she’d have the next day free as she was not scheduied to appear in the next scenes to be shot. Wiping her eyes for the last time, she said to Hutton and De Cordova: “Now if you brutes don’t mind, I’ll just run along home—and spend tomorrow with moist cotton pads on my eyes.”