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The Young in Heart
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| The Young in Heart | |
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| Directed by | Richard Wallace |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Written by | Paul Osborn Charles Bennett I. A. R. Wylie (serial) |
| Starring | Janet Gaynor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Paulette Goddard Roland Young Billie Burke |
| Music by | Franz Waxman Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Editing by | Hal C. Kern |
| Distributed by | Selznick International Pictures United Artists |
| Release date(s) |  3 November 1938 |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Country | USA United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Young in Heart is a 1938 film comedy starring Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paulette Goddard, Roland Young, and Billie Burke.
Made by Selznick International Pictures and distributed by United Artists, the movie was directed by Richard Wallace and produced by David O. Selznick from a screenplay by Paul Osborn, adapted by Charles Bennett from the serial The Gay Banditti by I. A. R. Wylie. The music score was by Franz Waxman and Heinz Roemheld, the cinematography by Leon Shamroy, the production design by William Cameron Menzies, and the art direction by Lyle R. Wheeler.
The plot involves a family of flamboyant con artists who gradually decide that it is actually easier to work for a living after a series of gut-wrenching peccadilloes.
- The Young in Heart was Janet Gaynor's final leading role before electing to leave films while at her height.
- This was also Paulette Goddard's first credited role after Charles Chaplin's Modern Times.
Janet Gaynor as George-Anne Carlton
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Richard Carleton
Paulette Goddard as Leslie Saunders
Roland Young as Anthony Carleton
Billie Burke as Marmy Carleton