The Careless Years

Directed by Arthur Hiller
PG-13
September 2, 1957    70mDrama, Romance
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High-school girl from a wealthy family falls for a fellow student from a poor family. Both families disapprove; unable to stand the pressure, the couple quit school and flee to Mexico.
  • Dean StockwellJerry Vernon
  • Natalie TrundyEmily 'Miley' Meredith
  • John LarchSam Vernon
  • Barbara BillingsleyHelen Meredith
  • John StephensonCharles Meredith
  • Maureen CassidyHarriet
  • Mason Alan DinehartBob Williams (as Alan Dinehart III)
  • Virginia ChristineMrs. Vernon
  • Robert HyattBiff Vernon (as Bobby Hyatt)
  • Hugh SandersUncle Harry
  • Claire CarletonAunt Martha (uncredited)
  • Arthur HillerDirector
  • John Howard LawsonScreenplay
  • Mitch LindemannScreenplay
  • Edward LewisProducer
  • McClure CappsArt Direction
  • Rudy ButlerSet Decoration
  • Sam LeavittDirector Of Photography
  • OrbachCostume Design
  • Edwin AllenMakeup Artist

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