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Young and Willing

Young and Willing

Drama

1h 23m

February 5, 1943 (82 years ago)

Overview

For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of the Paramount productions that was sold to United Artists in the early-40's when U.A. was having trouble meeting their exhibitor contracts because of lack of product, mainly due to their loss of production in England. A group of starving, but young and willing, actors band together to share finances and an apartment. Norman Reese (William Holden) orders no love nonsense between the boys and girls till they are set on broadway, but Marge Benson (Barbara Britton) and Tony Dennison (James Brown) are already secretly married. A friend drops in to see Dottie Coburn (Martha O'Driscoll) and is shocked to find the boys and girls sharing the same apartment and insists it is her duty to inform Dottie's father (Jay Fassett.)

ActorAge thenAge now
William Holden

William Holden

Norman Reese

Birthday: April 17, 1918

24 November 12, 1981 (63)
Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

George Bodell

Birthday: February 7, 1915

27 November 14, 2002 (87)
Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Kate Benson

Birthday: June 30, 1917

25 March 14, 1975 (57)
Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Arthur Kenny

Birthday: September 14, 1889

53 November 21, 1945 (56)
Martha O'Driscoll

Martha O'Driscoll

Dottie Coburn

Birthday: March 4, 1922

20 November 3, 1998 (76)
Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton

Marge Benson Dennison

Birthday: September 26, 1920

22 January 17, 1980 (59)
Mabel Paige

Mabel Paige

Mrs. Garnet

Birthday: December 18, 1880

62 February 9, 1954 (73)
Florence MacMichael

Florence MacMichael

Muriel Foster

Birthday: April 26, 1919

23 May 1, 1999 (80)
James Brown

James Brown

Tony Dennison

Birthday: March 22, 1920

22 April 11, 1992 (72)
Jay Fassett

Jay Fassett

J.T. Coburn

Birthday: -

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