You're Never Too Young

Infobox_Film
name = You're Never Too Young


director = Norman Taurog
writer = Fanny Kilbourne
Edward Childs Carpenter
Sidney Sheldon
starring = Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Diana Lynn
Nina Foch
Raymond Burr
producer = Paul Jones
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = August 25, 1955
runtime = 102 minutes
language = English| imdb_id = 0048822

"You're Never Too Young" is a 1955 film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It was released on August 25, 1955 by Paramount Pictures and co-stars Diana Lynn, Nina Foch, and Raymond Burr.

Plot

Wilbur Hoolick (Lewis) is the apprentice of a barber who doesn't have enough money for train fare. He pretends to be an eleven-year-old in order for him to purchase a ticket for half price. Meanwhile a valuable diamond has been stolen and the thief (Burr) hides it in Hoolick's pocket without his knowledge.

Once on the train, Hoolick gets the impression that the thief is a jealous husband and he hides from him in the compartment of Nancy Collins (Lynn), a teacher at a private girl's school. Feeling sorry for Hoolick travelling alone, she allows him to stay in her compartment for the duration of the train ride.

During a stop-over, another teacher, Gretchen Brendan (Foch), boards the train and finds out that Collins is sharing her compartment with a 'man'. Brendan hurries to the school to let Collins' fiancee, Bob Miles (Martin), in on this news. In order to protect Collins' job and reputation, Hoolick must continue the charade and he accompanies "Aunt Nancy" to school. The jewel thief follows them in order to retrieve the stolen diamond.

Along the way, Hoolick falls in love with Collins, although she still thinks of him as a little boy. Eventually the thief retrieves the stolen jewel and a chase ensues. In the end the jewel thief is captured and Hoolick's identity is revealed.

Production

"You're Never Too Young" was filmed from October 18 - December 27, 1954. This film is a remake of another Paramount film, "The Major and the Minor" (1942), directed by Billy Wilder--- his first film as director-- and co-written by Wilder and Charles Brackett.

Re-release

In 1964, Paramount re-released "You're Never Too Young" with another Martin and Lewis film, "The Caddy" (1953).

Trivia

*Diana Lynn previously appeared with Martin and Lewis in their first film, "My Friend Irma" (1949), as well as its sequel, "My Friend Irma Goes West" (1950).

DVD release

The film was included on an five-film DVD set, the "Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Collection: Volume Two", released on June 5, 2007.

External links

*Imdb title|id=0048822|title=You're Never Too Young