Too Young to Love (film)

Too Young to Love
Original British quad poster
Directed by	Muriel Box
Produced by	Herbert Smith Sydney Box
Written by	Muriel Box Sydney Box
Based on	Pickup Girl (play) by Elsa Shelley
Starring	Thomas Mitchell Pauline Hahn Joan Miller
Music by	Bruce Montgomery
Cinematography	Gerald Gibbs
Edited by	Jean Barker
Production company	Welbeck Films Ltd.
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release dates	1959[1]
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Too Young to Love is a 1959 British drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Pauline Hahn, Joan Miller, and Austin Willis.^[1] It was based on the play Pickup Girl by Elsa Shelley.^[2]

Plot

In juvenile court, 15-year-old Elizabeth (Pauline Hahn) recounts her story (in flashback) before the judge. Elizabeth lives with her working mother in New York while her father is away working in California. Elizabeth's tale is one of parental neglect and lack of guidance. She gets in with "the wrong crowd". After an affair with a sailor, she has an abortion and is eventually arrested for teenage prostitution. The judge (Thomas Mitchell) is sympathetic, but Elizabeth's fate hangs in the balance.

Cast

• Pauline Hahn as Elizabeth Collins
• Joan Miller as Mrs. Collins
• Austin Willis as Mr. Collins
• Vivian Matalon as Larry Webster
• Jess Conrad as Peter Martin
• Sheila Gallagher as Ruby Lockwood
• Alan Gifford as Mr. Elliot
• Miki Iveria as Mrs. Martin
• Cec Linder as Mr. Brill
• Bessie Love as Mrs. Busch
• Thomas Mitchell as Judge Bentley
• Cal McCord as Owens
• Robert Henderson as Kellerer

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "(Thomas) Mitchell does all he can to keep this picture from failing, but it's not enough...this is hurt mainly by its excess of courtroom scenes." ^[3]

References

External links

• Too Young to Love at the Internet Movie Database
• Too Young to Love at AllMovie