Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
From the Gay Best-Seller that Stole America's Heart!
1944 | 81m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Lewis Allen |
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| Writer: | Sheridan Gibney, Emily Kimbrough, Cornelia Otis Skinner |
| Staring: |
| In 1923, two young ladies depart, unescorted, for a tour of Europe. Their great naïvité and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many comic misadventures. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 02, 1944 |
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| Director: | Lewis Allen |
| Writer: | Sheridan Gibney, Emily Kimbrough, Cornelia Otis Skinner |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | tourist, female friendship, steamship, american tourist, young romance, youth |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gail Russell | Cornelia Otis Skinner |
| Diana Lynn | Emily Kimbrough |
| Charles Ruggles | Mr. Otis Skinner |
| Dorothy Gish | Mrs. Skinner |
| Beulah Bondi | Miss Abigail Horn |
| James Brown | Avery Moore |
| Bill Edwards | Tom Newhall |
| Jean Heather | Frances Smithers |
| Alma Kruger | Mrs. Lamberton |
| Wilson Benge | Deck Steward (uncredited) |
| Carmella Bergstrom | Girl (uncredited) |
| Eugene Borden | Coachman (uncredited) |
| Matthew Boulton | Ship’s Officer (uncredited) |
| Lionel Braham | Middle-Aged Englishman (uncredited) |
| Edmund Breon | Guide (uncredited) |
| Nell Craig | Mother of Little Girl (uncredited) |
| Roland Dupree | Boy at Dance (uncredited) |
| Frank Elliott | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Betty Farrington | Woman (uncredited) |
| Gerald Fielding | Deck Officer (uncredited) |
| Maxine Fife | Girl (uncredited) |
| Fred Fox | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Helen Freeman | Mrs. Smithers (uncredited) |
| Joy Harington | English Girl (uncredited) |
| Winifred Harris | Chaperone at Dance (uncredited) |
| Holmes Herbert | Captain (uncredited) |
| Olaf Hytten | Deck Steward (uncredited) |
| Boyd Irwin | Health Inspector (uncredited) |
| Nina Koshetz | Herself (uncredited) |
| Queenie Leonard | Maid (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marsac | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Guard (uncredited) |
| Marie McDonald | Blonde (uncredited) |
| Noel Neill | Girl (uncredited) |
| Ottola Nesmith | Fur Shop Owner (uncredited) |
| Marjean Neville | Little Girl (uncredited) |
| Valentine Perkins | English Girl (uncredited) |
| Georges Renavent | Monsieur Darnet (uncredited) |
| Grandon Rhodes | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Reginald Sheffield | Purser (uncredited) |
| Sheila Sheldon | Girl in Dormitory (uncredited) |
| Will Stanton | Cockney Cabin Steward (uncredited) |
| Donald Stuart | Cabbie (uncredited) |
| Evan Thomas | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| Willy Thunis | Guard (uncredited) |
| Roland Varno | Pierre Cambouille (uncredited) |
| Marek Windheim | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Sheridan Gibney | Screenplay |
| Paul Weatherwax | Editor |
| A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Werner R. Heymann | Original Music Composer |
| Lewis Allen | Director |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Theodor Sparkuhl | Director of Photography |
| Gordon Jennings | Visual Effects |
| Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Max M. Hutchinson | Sound Recordist |
| Emily Kimbrough | Technical Advisor, Book, Story Consultant |
| Joe Lefert | Assistant Director |
| George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Cornelia Otis Skinner | Story Consultant, Book |
| Joel Moss | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sheridan Gibney | Associate Producer |
| Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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