As Young as You Feel (1951)

68% User Rating

1h 17min

"A THOUSAND CHEERS FOR THE NATION'S HAPPY-AS-A-LARK FAMILY!"

Sixty-five-year-old John Hodges must retire from Acme Printing. He later impersonates the president of the parent company and arrives at his old plant on an inspection tour. Acme president McKinley is so nervous not even his beautiful secretary Harriet can calm him. McKinley's wife Lucille becomes infatuated with Hodges. Many further complications ensue.

Harmon JonesDirector

Cast

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Monty Woolley

John R. Hodges

Thelma Ritter

Della Hodges

David Wayne

Joe Elliott

Jean Peters

Alice Hodges

Constance Bennett

Lucille McKinley

Marilyn Monroe

Harriet

Allyn Joslyn

George Hodges

Albert Dekker

Louis McKinley

Clinton Sundberg

Frank Erickson

Minor Watson

Harold P. Cleveland

Wally Brown

Horace Gallagher

Russ Tamblyn

Willie McKinley

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talisencrw

Rating 80%

January 14, 2016

I really enjoyed this fine screwball comedy, from a very clever story by Paddy Chayefsky, about a man forced to retire from a beloved printing job because he turned 65. He decides to go straight to the president to question the ageist policy, discovers no one knows what the president looks like, decides to impersonate him, and hilarity ensues. Wonderful roles for Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, Constance Bennett and Marilyn Monroe. Heartily recommended if you're in the mood for a few good laughs at the expense of American big business. Still a relevant question that wrangles society today: Whether or not capable people should have to stop doing what they love because of age. I wonder if many instances are simply excuses to incorporate age-related discrimination.