Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (film)
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| Directed by | Lewis Allen |
| Produced by | Sheridan Gibney |
| Written by | Sheridan Gibney |
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay by Emily Kimbrough Cornelia Otis Skinner |
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| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures Inc. |
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81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Lewis Allen and written by Sheridan Gibney. It was based on the real life reminiscences of the comic misadventures of Emily Kimbrough and Cornelia Otis Skinner in their book Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. The film stars Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Charlie Ruggles, Dorothy Gish, Beulah Bondi, Bill Edwards and James Brown. After its premiere in New York on October 12, 1944, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay went into general release.
In 1923, on the eve of the high school graduation dance, a pair of teenage girls, Cornelia Otis Skinner (Gail Russell) and Emily Kimbrough (Diana Lynn) are crestfallen when Emily contracts measles and cannot attend the dance. Cornelia, daughter of famous actor Otis Skinner (Charlie Ruggles), also bemoans the fact that "heartthrob," Avery Moore (James Brown), ignores her, and is about to leave on a European trip.
Emily suggests they both go to Europe, and without a chaperone. On the same boat as Avery, Cornelia accepts a date from him to go to a dance on the ship, while Emily meets Tom Newhall (Bill Edwards), a handsome young doctor and bachelor. Their romantic intentions go awry when Cornelia comes down with measles, and Tom agrees to use makeup to mask the spots, but she does not want to tell Avery about her infection.
When the ship reaches England, Cornelia's parents, who had travelled on another cruise ship, meet the two girls. At a tour of Hampton Court Palace in London, Cornelia spots Avery and the two young people reunite, but after kissing her, Avery comes down with measles. Cornelia and Emily head off for Paris to sightsee on their own.
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