Young and Willing (1943) (original) (raw)

A troupe of ambitious young actors�three men and three women�reside in the same apartment. But it's all perfectly innocent, of course, as they're hoping to get their big break by auditioning for eccentric producer Arthur Kenny (Robert Benchley) who lives in the apartment directly below.

Perpetually broke, the struggling performers� accommodations are being paid for by the father of Dottie Coburn (Martha O'Driscoll); who is unaware of his daughter's potentially scandalous and risqu� living arrangement, however, he's quickly brought up to speed by her visiting school chum Muriel Foster ...(more)

A troupe of ambitious young actors�three men and three women�reside in the same apartment. But it's all perfectly innocent, of course, as they're hoping to get their big break by auditioning for eccentric producer Arthur Kenny (Robert Benchley) who lives in the apartment directly below.

Perpetually broke, the struggling performers� accommodations are being paid for by the father of Dottie Coburn (Martha O'Driscoll); who is unaware of his daughter's potentially scandalous and risqu� living arrangement, however, he's quickly brought up to speed by her visiting school chum Muriel Foster (Florence MacMichael). To save their reputation and launch their career, our determined sextet of thespians resort to every bit of subterfuge to convince Dottie�s father of her innocence and producer Kenny that they're worth taking a chance on! (less)

Director: Edward H. Griffith
Writers: Virginia Van Upp, Francis Swann
Starring: William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward, Martha O'Driscoll, Mabel Paige
Composer: Victor Young

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