As Young as You Feel

Age protects against folly is not an American comedy film directed by Harmon Jones from the year 1951.

Action

The sprightly printer John R. Hodges receives from his company Acme Printing the termination, because according to the Articles of Incorporation of the parent company Consolidated motor no men are allowed to be employed over 65 years. John is outraged and wants to contact the boss of Consolidated Motors, but no one seems to know the name of the boss at Acme. Only about detours John learns that it is in the head by Harold P. Cleveland.

A little later, Harold P. Cleveland announces in writing at Johns boss Louis McKinley at, which is concerned that the company may close. He organized a grand reception for Harold P. Cleveland, who is none other than the disguised John. John is fed through the printer and holds little later made ​​a speech in which he emphasizes the potential of experienced older workers. Louis announces to repeal the 65 - year - frontier and discontinue all last year dismissed on the basis of the border working again. In the evening, John is invited by Louis to eat and made ​​the acquaintance of Louis ' wife Lucille. He dances with her and Lucille feels for the first time since their marriage again respected and liked. The next morning she opened Louis that she wants to leave him.

In Consolidated Motors, meanwhile, perplexity is broken. The speech of John has made ​​an impression throughout the country, the company is inundated with thank-you letters, and numerous smaller companies want to be guided by the ideals propagated by John. The real Harold P. Cleveland can make John identified. Meanwhile, John has allowed to return to work after the new regulation. An employee who disputes with John's potential son Joe in operation to an important post, John recognizes in the supposed Harold P. Cleveland and reported it to his superiors. He is now regarded as crazy, so Joe gets the item. Louis again receives a visit from the FBI, which tell him about the fraud. Soon it is clear that John was the cheater. Harold P. Cleveland seeks to John and can be the cause and the course of history to explain. Even Lucille has arrived at John, but she wants to spend her life in the future with him. John rejects her, he knows that Lucille loves her husband. Louis appears, John fires and Lucille asks for forgiveness. She forgives him. Although Harold P. Cleveland John offers a new post in New York City, but John wants to stay in his city and his family. Harold P. Cleveland promises to personally provide at Louis for the withdrawal of the notice and asks John to come in touch with him in case of new ideas for speeches.

Production

Age does not protect against folly was shot on 15 December 1950 to the end of January 1951, including in Vernon and Pacific Palisades in California. Basis of the script was the story of The Great American Hoax by Paddy Chayefsky, but remained unpublished and was established in 1957 under the title The Great American Hoax again filmed for television.

After Marilyn Monroe was taken back by 20th Century Fox contract, this film was her first commissioned work. During filming, she met her future husband Arthur Miller know.

The film saw its premiere June 15, 1951 in Los Angeles. In Austria the film in 1955 was entitled Age does not protect against folly, in Germany it is not have been published.

Criticism

The New York Times praised Age does not protect against folly as " entertaining, astute and unaffected movie".

1951 in film Screenplay Lamar Trotti Film score Cyril J. Mockridge Joseph MacDonald Robert L. Simpson (film editor) Vernon, California Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Daily Mail Bosley Crowther
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