The Careless Years

The Careless Years
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Directed by	Arthur Hiller John E. Burch (assistant)
Produced by	Edward Lewis
Written by	John Howard Lawson Mitch Lindemann
Starring	Dean Stockwell Natalie Trundy John Larch Barbara Billingsley John Stevenson Maureen Cassidy Mason Alan Dinehart Virginia Christine Guy Boyd Leo Grillo
Music by	Leith Stevens
Cinematography	Sam Leavitt
Edited by	Leon Barsha
Production company	Bryna Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	September 2, 1957 (U.S.)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Careless Years is a 1957 film from United Artists directed by Arthur Hiller and produced by Edward Lewis. The film was the directorial debut for Hiller.^[1] The film stars Dean Stockwell and Natalie Trundy in an early film appearance.

Plot

Two high school seniors from different social groups go on a date. He begins to fall for her when she resists his amorous advances and decides they should get married immediately. Both sets of parents object to the sudden nature of the proposal. He talks her into going to Mexico to get married, but they finally decide it is best to wait until they are older.

Main cast

Actor	Role
Dean Stockwell	Jerry Vernon
Natalie Trundy	Emily 'Miley' Meredith
John Larch	Sam Vernon
Barbara Billingsley	Helen Meredith
John Stevenson	Charles Meredith
Virginia Christine	Mathilda Vernon

Critical reception

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times did not care for the movie.

“

The pace is slow, the writing uninspired and the approach to the issue is often naïve and repetitious.[2]

”

See also

• List of American films of 1957

References

1. "Trivia for The Careless Years (1957)". IMDB. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
2. Crowther, Bosley (1957-11-28). "Original New York Times review". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

External links

• The Careless Years at the Internet Movie Database
• The Careless Years at AllMovie