This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age

Youth Must Have Its Fling!

NR 1932 · 80 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

Donald Ingals and his wife Eunice are conventional and loving parents who are shocked when their son Bradley comes home from college with ideas that they consider to be outrageous. His parents would like him to get involved with Mary Burke, a prim and proper young lady. More complications ensue because Bradley's sister Lois is attracted to the flapper lifestyle, but she isn't sure whether she can handle its emotional demands.

Directed by Frank Tuttle · Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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Charles 'Buddy' Rogers Bradley Ingals
Richard Bennett Donald Ingals
Peggy Shannon Mary Burke
Charles Ruggles Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Frances Dee Lois Ingals
Frances Starr Eunice Ingals
Allen Vincent "Pig" Van Dyke
Mary Carlisle Cassandra Phelps
Maude Eburne Rhoda
David Landau Matthew Daggett
Reginald Barlow Lester Bell
George C. Pearce John Burke (as George Pearce)

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