The Youngest Profession
She got their autographs in...
1943 | 82m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Edward Buzzell |
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| Writer: | Charles Lederer, Lillian Day, George Oppenheimer, Leonard Spigelgass |
| Staring: |
| Best friends Joan and Patricia are teenage autograph seekers who spend most of their day bumping into and having tea with movie stars like Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Based on disinformation from a meddling governess, Joan also devotes some time to working on the no-problem marriage of her parents. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 26, 1943 |
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| Director: | Edward Buzzell |
| Writer: | Charles Lederer, Lillian Day, George Oppenheimer, Leonard Spigelgass |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | autograph, teenage girl |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Virginia Weidler | Joan Lyons |
| Edward Arnold | Burton V. Lyons |
| John Carroll | John Carroll |
| Ann Ayars | Susan Thayer |
| Marta Linden | Edith Lyons |
| Dick Simmons | Douglas Sutton |
| Agnes Moorehead | Miss Featherstone |
| Jean Porter | Patricia Drew |
| Raymond Roe | Schuyler |
| Dorothy Morris | Secretary |
| Scotty Beckett | Junior Lyons |
| Marcia Mae Jones | Vera Bailey |
| Sara Haden | Sister Lassie |
| Beverly Tyler | Thyra Winter |
| Marjorie Gateson | Mrs. Drew |
| Thurston Hall | Mr. Drew |
| Jessica Grayson | Lilybud |
| Lana Turner | Lana Turner |
| Greer Garson | Greer Garson |
| Walter Pidgeon | Walter Pidgeon |
| Robert Taylor | Robert Taylor |
| William Powell | William Powell |
| Hazel Dohlman | Governess (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Lederer | Screenplay |
| Edward Buzzell | Director |
| Lillian Day | Writer |
| George Oppenheimer | Screenplay |
| Leonard Spigelgass | Screenplay |
| Keith Weeks | Unit Manager |
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