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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.

The Careless Years
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Directed by	Arthur Hiller John E. Burch (assistant)
Written by	John Howard Lawson Mitch Lindemann
Produced by	Edward Lewis
Starring	Dean Stockwell Natalie Trundy John Larch Barbara Billingsley John Stevenson Maureen Cassidy Mason Alan Dinehart Virginia Christine Guy Boyd Leo Grillo
Cinematography	Sam Leavitt
Edited by	Leon Barsha
Music by	Leith Stevens
Production companies	Bryna Productions Michael Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	September 2, 1957 (1957-09-02) (United States)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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 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

Production

The film originally was called The Young Lovers. The female lead went to Natalie Trundy, who was then 16 and only had made one film. Bryna Productions signed her to a five-year contract.[2] The male lead went to former child actor Dean Stockwell, who also was signed to a five-year contract.[3]

It was the first feature as director for Arthur Hiller. He recalled he was offered the job, "read the script, and I liked it a lot, but I had reservations. And I thought 'Do I tell him [the producer] about my reservations? Or do I pretend I really just love it? I don't want to lose the job'. Finally I went about it honestly and just told them just what my feelings were. Those are my feelings, and I'm doing a rewrite, just on those items".[4]

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."[5]

See also

• List of American films of 1957

References

External links

• The Careless Years at IMDb
• The Careless Years at AllMovie

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