Kim Hutchins (Pippa Scott) gets a teaching position in a small town and becomes friends and roomies with another teacher, Joyce (Majel Barrett). One afternoon a handsome trucker named Hank (Robert Harland) stops to fix their car, and Kim accepts a date with him. She believes Hank is around her own age, but to her horror Hank shows up in her classroom! Kim wants to cut if off with him before the whole town starts talking, but it may not be as simple as it seems ... As Young As We Are is an interesting picture, and its bolstered by the acting, with Scott [Mr. Lucky], Barrett and Harland all taking top bows. Ellen Corby and Ross Elliott are also in the cast -- as a landlady and Kim's old boyfriend, respectively -- and Ty Hardin [Berserk] makes his mark as another student who is as hunky as he is rude and unruly. This was Robert Harland's first picture, and it's a surprise that this good-looking, sensitive and sexy actor didn't have a much bigger career, although he did much television work in the years after this picture's release; he gives an excellent performance in this as well. The pleasant theme song is sung well by Andy Russell [Copacabana].
Verdict: A nice, well-acted movie from Paramount. ***.
3 comments:
I think the only time I've ever seen Pippa Scott is as the secretary who eventually marries Patrick Dennis in Auntie Mame. Good performer. I do like Ty Hardin, too and Robert Harland looks like he's worth a look. I'll check this one out too!
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Streaming on amazon! I wouldn't go out of my way for this one, but it's not bad. Pippa Scott is one of those actors who has a long career with a lengthy list of credits but somehow never quite gets cemented into the public's minds or gets a high profile. Still a career is a career, and better than waiting on tables!
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