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You're Never Too Young

  • 1955
  • Approved
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.9K
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Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in You're Never Too Young (1955)
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Screwball ComedyComedyMusical

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Norman Taurog
  • Writers
    • Sidney Sheldon
    • Edward Childs Carpenter
    • Fanny Kilbourne
  • Stars
    • Dean Martin
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Diana Lynn
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Sidney Sheldon
      • Edward Childs Carpenter
      • Fanny Kilbourne
    • Stars
      • Dean Martin
      • Jerry Lewis
      • Diana Lynn
    • 19User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Trailer 2:18
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    Dean Martin
    Dean Martin
    • Bob Miles
    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Wilbur Hoolick
    Diana Lynn
    Diana Lynn
    • Nancy Collins
    Nina Foch
    Nina Foch
    • Gretchen Brendan
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Noonan
    Mitzi McCall
    Mitzi McCall
    • Skeets Powell
    Veda Ann Borg
    Veda Ann Borg
    • Mrs. Noonan
    Margery Maude
    • Mrs. Ella Brennan
    Romo Vincent
    Romo Vincent
    • Ticket Agent
    Nancy Kulp
    Nancy Kulp
    • Marty's Mother
    Milton Frome
    Milton Frome
    • Lieutenant O'Malley
    Peter Adams
    Peter Adams
    • Desk Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Heather Ames
    Heather Ames
    • Girl in Lobby
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Union Station Newsstand Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Pullman Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Carson
    Robert Carson
    • Tailor
    • (uncredited)
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • François
    • (uncredited)
    Richard H. Cutting
    Richard H. Cutting
    • Hotel Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Sidney Sheldon
      • Edward Childs Carpenter
      • Fanny Kilbourne
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Actress Diana Lynn appeared in the original film, "The Major and the Minor," as Lucy, the science-obsessed teenage sister of Pamela (Ginger Roger's on-screen nemesis). Thirteen years later, Diana Lynn starred in that film's remake, "You're Never Too Young," this time as Nancy Collins (a female version of the role originally played by Ray Milland).
    • Goofs
      The respectable Mrs. Brendan's Private School for Girls keeps a bottle of scotch in the unlocked public medicine cabinet.
    • Quotes
      • Bob Miles: Why don't you straighten up?
      • Wilbur Hoolick: Oh, I am straightened up. It's just that my shoulders are stupid.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Colgate Comedy Hour: Hosts: Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy; Guests: Anna Maria Alberghetti & The Alberghetti Family, Mitzi McCall (1955)
    • Soundtracks
      Relax-Ay-Voo
      Music by Arthur Schwartz

      Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

      Performed by Line Renaud and Dean Martin

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 14, 1955 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Man ist niemals zu jung
    • Filming locations
      • Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • York Pictures Corporation
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,480,000
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)

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