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Young and Beautiful

Young and Beautiful (1934)

1h 8m | PG-13

⭐ 4.5 / 10

Bob Preston, publicity man for Superba Pictures, uses his publicity skills in an attempt to make this fiancée June Dale the most famous movie star in the world. But in doing so, he forgets that women want to be attended to for themselves, not as objects of fame.

Director: Joseph Santley

Studio: Mascot Pictures

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

William Haines

William Haines

as Robert Preston

Judith Allen

Judith Allen

as June Dale

Joseph Cawthorn

Joseph Cawthorn

as Herman Cline

John Miljan

John Miljan

as Gordon Douglas

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

as Sammy

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

as Radio Announcer

Reviews

By DanDare

Young and Beautiful is a moderately entertaining picture but a very silly one. Robert Preston (William Haines) is a high powered publicity agent for Superba Pictures. He is determined in making his sweetheart June Dale (Judith Allen) a star by pulling all manner of publicity stunts. However in doing so he fails to fulfil her romantic needs and becomes enamoured with the older and wealthier John Miljan. Preston has to pull out the stunts to win her back. The film has some silly jokes, song and dance number with appearances by the Wampas girls. Each year a group of up and coming actresses were hailed as stars of the future. There is a segment where the Wampas girls were accompanied by guys wearing masks of then famous film stars such as Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel.