Young and Innocent (1937)

A romantic murder-mystery drama!

Synopsis

A film actress is murdered by her estranged husband who is jealous of all her young boyfriends. The next day, writer Robert Tisdall (who happens to be one such boyfriend) discovers her body on the beach. He runs to call the police, however, two witnesses think that he is the escaping murderer. Robert is arrested, but owing to a mix up at the courthouse, he escapes and goes on the run with a police constable's daughter Erica, determined to prove his innocence. (© IMDB)

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Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: mono (Western Electric Sound System)
• aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Spherical
• running time: 83 minutes
• production studio: Gaumont British Picture Corporation Limited
• also known as:
  • The Girl Was Young (1937) - USA
  • Jeune et Innocent (1937) - France

Blu-ray Releases

released in 2015

Young and Innocent (1937) - Network (Blu-ray, UK, 2015)88094 ▶ Amazon (UK)

DVD Releases

released in 2008

	Young and Innocent (1937) - MGM Home Entertainment (USA, 2008) - part of a box set NTSC 1.33:1
	Young and Innocent (1937) - Network (UK, 2008) - part of a box set PAL 1.33:1

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Image Gallery

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Film Frames

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Themes

• birds - seagulls announce the murder on the beach
• hero falsely accused of murdering Christine Clay (Pamela Carme)
• the MacGuffin - the coat and the missing belt
• tramps - Old Will the China-Mender
• the Hitchcock cameo - taking a photograph outside the courtroom
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• Nova Pilbeam - Erica Burgoyne
• Derrick De Marney - Robert Tisdall
• Percy Marmont - Colonel Burgoyne, Chief Constable
• Edward Rigby - Old Will the China Mender
• Mary Clare - Erica's Aunt Margaret
• John Longden - Detective Inspector Kent
• George Curzon - Guy
• Basil Radford - Erica's Uncle Basil
• Pamela Carme - Christine Clay
• George Merritt - Detective Sergeant Miller
• J H Roberts - Henry Briggs, Solicitor
• Jerry Verno - Lorry driver
• H F Maltby - Police Sergeant Ruddock
• John Miller - Police Constable

Produced by:

• Edward Black

Written by:

• Josephine Tey - original novel ("A Shilling for Candles")
• Charles Bennett
• Edwin Greenwood
• Anthony Armstrong
• Alma Reville

Photographed by:

• Bernard Knowles

Edited by:

• Charles Frend

Music by:

• Louis Levy - musical director & composer of additional music (uncredited)
• Samuel Lerner - writer, "No One Can Like the Drummer Man" (uncredited)