This week’s mystery movie was the 1955 Warner Bros. film Young at Heart, with Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith, Elisabeth Fraser, Alan Hale Jr., Lonny Chapman and Frank Ferguson.
Trivia note: Ray Heindorf, head of Warner Bros. music department, sued the studio for $20,000 not giving him a credit on Young at Heart.
Screenplay by Julius J. Epstein and Lenore Coffee.
Adaptation by Liam O’Brien.
From a story by Fannie Hurst.
In WarnerColor.
Print by Technicolor.
Photographed by Ted McCord.
Art direction by John Beckman.
Edited by William Ziegler.
Sound by Leslie G. Hewitt and David Forrest.
Set decoration by William Wallace.
Wardrobe by Howard Shoup.
Color consultant Philip Jefferies.
Special effects by H.F. Koenekamp.
Makeup by Gordon Bau.
Assistant director Al Alleborn.
An Arwin Production.
Produced by Henry Blanke.
Directed by Gordon Douglas.
Further information on Young at Heart is available from the AFI Catalog.
Young at Heart is available on DVD and Blu-ray from Critics’ Choice Video.
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Bypassing the sequels to last week’s Four Daughters, which used far too many of the same cast members to be a mystery movie, I opted for the remake, Young at Heart, which has some major differences with the original. There are only three daughters this time around, and a different ending in which Frank Sinatra (unlike John Garfield) survives his suicide attempt.
I’m going to guess the Bosley Crowther dismissed Young at Heart as a superficial diversion with some quibbles.
He actually liked it. What do you know? (The New York Times, Jan. 20, 1955):
Those who remember Four Daughters as a most beguiling pre-World War II romance and the performance of the late John Garfield in it as one of the best he ever gave may be a bit surprised to discover that Warner Bros.’ new Young at Heart is a remake of that old favorite with Frank Sinatra in the Garfield role. They may also be surprised to discover, in this color film, which opened at the Paramount yesterday, that the old sentiments are rather nicely warmed up and that Mr. Sinatra acquits himself well.
For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow.
Update: This is Lonny Chapman.
For “Tricky Tuesday,” we have this mysterious gent.
Update: This is Frank Sinatra, as close as the film comes to amazing shot of John Garfield taken from the floor of the car and looking up through the steering wheel.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and Monday’s mysterious plumber), Mary Mallory (mystery movie and Monday’s mysterious plumber), Gary (Monday’s mysterious plumber), Robert Morrissey (mystery movie and Monday’s mysterious plumber), Jenny M. (mystery movie and Monday’s mysterious plumber), Redheaded 555 a.k.a. LC* (mystery movie and mysterious cast) and Sylvia E.* (mystery movie and Monday’s mysterious plumber).
*Rescued from the spam folder.
For “Hm Wednesday,” we have this mystery woman.
Update: This is Ethel Barrymore.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Tuesday’s mysterious motorist), Anne Papineau (Tuesday’s mysterious motorist), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and both mystery guests), Sylvia E. (Tuesday’s mysterious motorist), Howard Mandelbaum (Tuesday’s mysterious motorist, noting the revised ending) and Sheila (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mysterious motorist).
For “Aha Thursday, we have a mysterious gentleman and Back of the Head Woman.
Update: This is Dorothy Malone as Back of the Head Woman, with Alan Hale Jr.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery woman), Anne Papineau (mystery movie, Monday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Greg (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mysterious woman), B.J. Merholz (mystery movie and Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mysterious guests), Dan Nather (mystery movie, Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mysterious guests), Gary (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mysterious woman), Sylvia E. (Wednesday’s mystery woman), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery woman), Roget-L.A.* (mystery movie and all mystery guests) and Benito* (mystery movie and all mystery guests).
*From the spam folder.
And for Friday, an entire group of mysterious guests, Back of the Head Guy, Side of the Head Guy and Side of the Head Woman.
From left: Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Malone, Doris Day, Robert Keith, Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Elisabeth Fraser, Lonny Chapman and Alan Hale Jr. as Back of the Head Guy.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Thursday’s mystery guests), Anne Papineau (Thursday’s future TV stars), Sylvia E. (Thursday’s future TV stars), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guests), Roget-L.A. (mystery movie and Thursday’s mysterious fellow) and Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guests).
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Lonny Chapman, fixing a sink in THE YOUNG AT HEART.
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Lonny Chapman.
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Krekor Ohanian
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Lonny Chapman. I once took his acting class.
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I recognize that kitchen! This is Lonny Chapman (thank you, IMDb) in 1954’s Young at Heart. Easy one, considering that it’s a remake of last week’s mystery movie. A pretty good one, too, though Frank Sinatra is no John Garfield, and Robert Keith is no Claude Rains, etc. And Doris Day. Well….
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EAST OF EDEN.
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YOUNG IN HEART instead. I’ve reviewed many a play at his self-named theatre.
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Lonny Chapman in Young at Heart.
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Young at Heart (1954) Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Lonnie Chapman, Elizabeth Fraser, Robert Keith, Dorothy Malone…
Remake of Four Daughters (aren’t you the clever one!)
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Ha! What a treat after last week. Thanks
“Young at Heart” 1954
Monday – Lonny Chapman is ‘one of those faces that you’ve seen everywhere, but don’t know his name.”
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Frank Sinatra.
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On Tuesday, that certainly looks like a sinister Old Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, Frankie, or, as I once mistakenly called him, Sank Frinatra.
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Lonny Chapman and Frank Sinatra in YOUNG AT HEART.
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Tuesday – Frank Sinatra.
Not as dynamic a shot as the one in “Four Daughters”.
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Frank Sinatra en route to a happy ending.
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Frank Sinatra, ‘Young at Heart’?
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Ethel Barrymore..
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On Monday, Lonnie Chapman, and on Wednesday, Ethel Barrymore, in “Young at Heart.”
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Monday is Lonny Chapman. Tuesday is Frank Sinatra. Wednesday is Ethel Barrymore and the movie is “Young at Heart” from 1954.
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Ethel Barrymore.
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Frank Sinatra in your patented steering wheel shot and Ethel Barrymore feeling rather young at heart.
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Okay, I’m getting this feeling I’ve been here before. Is this YOUNG AT HEART, the 1954 remake of FOUR DAUGHTERS?
Monday: Gig Young (I think)
Tuesday: Frank Sinatra behind the wheel
Today: Ethel Barrymore
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With Ethel this is Young at Heart. Probably Doris Day’s dullest film …because of Frank who was clearly not interested.
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Wed – Ethel Barrymore
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Ethel Barrymore.
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Lonny Chapman (Monday), Frank Sinatra (Tuesday), and Ethel Barrymore (Wednesday) in Young at Heart (1954)
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Lonny Chapman, Frank Sinatra and Ethel Barrymore in YOUNG AT HEART 1954
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Alan Hale (Skipper) Jr. and Dorothy Malone.
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Constance Mackenzie and the Skipper, too … I mean Dorothy Malone and Alan Hale Jr.
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BOTHW is Dorothy Malone and her gentleman caller is Alan Hale Jr.
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Dorothy Malone, Alan Hale, Jr.
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Alan Hale Jr. in Young at Heart
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Dorothy Malone and Alan Hale, Jr.
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Nice to compare with “Four Daughters”
Friday – the FG BOTHGs are Alan Hale Jr and Lonny Chapman.
Facing camera: Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Malone, Doris Day, Robert Keith, Gig Young and Elisabeth Fraser. Between Gig and Elisabeth is BOTHW Ethel Barrymore.
It was good to see Robert Keith in the mystery movie puzzle.
Looking forward to the Saturday breakdown.
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Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Malone, Doris Day, Robert Keith, Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Elisabeth Fraser, Lonny Chapman, and Alan Hale as BOTH.
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Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Malone, Doris Day, Robert Keith, Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Elizabeth Fraser, Lonny Chapman and Alan Hale, Jr.
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Alan Hale, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith, Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Elisabeth Fraser, Lonny Chapman.
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I’m going to say Doris Day, Robert Keith, Gig Young, our previous stars and other ne’er-do-wells. Well … well sometimes-do-wells.
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