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Young and Willing
Out of the
Frying Pan (1943)
Cuando éramos jóvenes (1943) (Venezuela) [es]
Juventud ambiciosa (1943) (Spain) [es]
(USA, 1943)
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Comedy, 83 min, B&W
Directed by:
Edward H. Griffith
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 Beown) 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.) Since Dottie is the only one with any money, the boys hurriedly pack their belongings and leave until after Mr. Coburn's visit. Seeing nothing but girls, Dad is pacified until one of the boys, George Bodell (Eddie Bracken) not in on and unaware of the "move", comes home to take a bath, and the girls, to keep Coburn in the dark, accuse him of bring a "mad housebreaker." The downstairs tenant, producer Arthur Kenny (Robert Benchley), also gets involved.
Perennial summer-stock comedy Out of the Frying Pan becomes naive but zany comedy of show biz hopefuls trying to make good.
Eddie Bracken gives Florence MacMichael a spanking.
Cast
William Holden.... Norman Reese
Eddie Bracken.... George Bodell
Robert Benchley.... Arthur Kenny
Susan Hayward.... Kate Benson
Martha O'Driscoll.... Dottie Coburn
Barbara Britton.... Marge Benson
James Brown.... Tony Dennison
Florence MacMichael.... Muriel Foster
Mabel Paige.... Mrs. Garnett
Jay Fassett.... J.T. Coburn
Paul Hurst.... First Cop
Olin Howland.... 2nd Cop (as Olin Howlin)
Billy Bevan.... Phillips
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Cabanne.... Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Laurie Douglas.... Actress (uncredited)
Betty Farrington.... BitRole (uncredited)
Blanche Grady.... Actress (uncredited)
Lynda Grey.... Actress (uncredited)
Kenneth Griffith.... Actor (uncredited)
Fay Helm.... Miss Harris (uncredited)
Louise La Planche.... Actress (uncredited)
Lora Lee.... Stenographer (uncredited)
Teala Loring.... Performer (uncredited)
Barbara Slater.... Actress (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey.... Department Store Doorman (uncredited)
Cheryl Walker.... Actress (uncredited)
Directed by
Edward H. Griffith
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Francis Swann play Out of the Frying Pan
Virginia Van Upp
Produced by
Edward H. Griffith.... producer
Original Music by
Victor Young
Cinematography by
Leo Tover
Film Editing by
Eda Warren
Art Direction by
Hans Dreier
Ernst Fegté
Costume Design by
Edith Head
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore.... makeup artist
Sound Department
Don Johnson.... sound recordist
Harold Lewis.... sound recordist
Production Companies
Cinema Guild Productions [us]
Distributors
United Artists [us] (1943) (USA) (theatrical)
Masterpiece Productions Inc. [us] (1948) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
Also Known As:
Out of the Frying Pan
Runtime: 83 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
