Young as You Feel

"modern as a night club! Funny as a family album!"

1931 1h 18m EN

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9.0

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★9.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Lemuel Morehouse, the owner of a profitable meatpacking company in Chicago, bemoans the fact that neither of his two sons have the time nor inclination to eat with him. Billy is obsessed with culture, while Tom is a physical fitness nut. At the office, Lemuel is exasperated when Billy arrives for work at four in the afternoon and cannot stay because of a party he is giving that night to unveil a statue he bought for $20,000. Lemuel then finds Tom meeting with his golf committee rather than working. When the boys argue that business is only a means to an end, and that happiness and enjoyment of life are desired goals, Lemuel counters their contentions by declaring that what they really need are wives and tells them that Dorothy and Rose Gregson, the daughters of an old friend, will soon be visiting.

“modern as a night club! Funny as a family album!”

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Cast

Will Rogers
Lemuel Morehouse
Fifi D'Orsay
Fleurette
Lucien Littlefield
Noah Marley
Don Dillaway
Billy Morehouse
Terrance Ray
Tom Morehouse
Lucile Browne
Dorothy Gregson
Rosalie Roy
Rose Gregson
Gregory Gaye
Pierre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Borzage
Writers: Edwin J. Burke, George Ade
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Borzage, shot by Chester A. Lyons. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Margaret Clancey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Will Rogers and Fifi D'Orsay and Lucien Littlefield carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "modern as a night club! Funny as a family album!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022591 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Borzage directs. Chester A. Lyons behind the camera. Margaret Clancey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Frank Borzage, shot by Chester A. Lyons. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Margaret Clancey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Will Rogers and Fifi D'Orsay and Lucien Littlefield carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "modern as a night club! Funny as a family album!".
7IMDB entry: tt0022591 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.