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The Daring Young Man

  • 19351935
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 13m
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6.2/10
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James Dunn and Phil Tead in The Daring Young Man (1935)
  • Comedy
Two reporters plan to marry but the bride is left waiting at the altar because her groom has gone undercover to expose gang activity.Two reporters plan to marry but the bride is left waiting at the altar because her groom has gone undercover to expose gang activity.Two reporters plan to marry but the bride is left waiting at the altar because her groom has gone undercover to expose gang activity.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
41
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  • Director
    • William A. Seiter
  • Writers
    • Claude Binyon(story)
    • Sam Hellman(additional dialogue)
    • William Hurlbut(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Dunn
    • Mae Clarke
    • Neil Hamilton
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  • Director
    • William A. Seiter
  • Writers
    • Claude Binyon(story)
    • Sam Hellman(additional dialogue)
    • William Hurlbut(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Dunn
    • Mae Clarke
    • Neil Hamilton
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    James Dunn
    James Dunn
    • Don McLane
    Mae Clarke
    Mae Clarke
    • Martha Allen
    Neil Hamilton
    Neil Hamilton
    • Gerald Raeburn
    Sidney Toler
    Sidney Toler
    • Warden Palmer
    Warren Hymer
    Warren Hymer
    • Pete Hogan
    Stanley Fields
    Stanley Fields
    • Rafferty
    Madge Bellamy
    Madge Bellamy
    • Sally
    Frank Melton
    Frank Melton
    • Cub Reporter
    Raymond Hatton
    Raymond Hatton
    • Flaherty
    Jack La Rue
    Jack La Rue
    • Cubby
    Arthur Treacher
    Arthur Treacher
    • Col. Baggott
    Dorothy Christy
    Dorothy Christy
    • Helen Kay
    Robert Gleckler
    Robert Gleckler
    • Hooley - Editor
    William Pawley
    William Pawley
    • Muggs
    Phil Tead
    Phil Tead
    • Cripps - Star Reporter
    Asta
    Asta
    • Skippy
    • (uncredited)
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Bridesmaid
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice Black
    Maurice Black
    • Florist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Claude Binyon(story)
      • Sam Hellman(additional dialogue)
      • William Hurlbut(screenplay)
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    10/10
    The movie that inspired "Two-Way Stretch"
    What starts off as an amusing little romantic comedy (a lovely music score adding to its charm) develops quite startlingly into something else, namely a sort of precursor to the 1960 Peter Sellers comedy, Two-Way Stretch. In the first half of the movie we are treated to a delicious portrayal by Arthur Treacher, enacting a bore of uncommon magnitude. But the real joys of cameo portrayal occur in the latter half of the film where the screenwriters excel themselves in delightful raillery: "I didn't know he was a reporter. I thought he was all right. I thought he was just a criminal." We also meet such unforgettable characters as Stanley Fields with his "little paroles", and Paul Hurst delivering his lines in a wondrous imitation of W.C. Fields: "Get back in that cell there!" and "I wonder if we could be arrested?"

    We also thoroughly enjoyed slow-thinking Sidney Toler as a greedy prison warden and his tongue-twisting assistant, immaculate Jack LaRue as the king of the prison underworld. And not to forget Warren Hymer as a seeker for the perfect hiding place (a device re-used in Two-Way Stretch).

    William A. Seiter was always a capable director, but Daring Young Man represents a considerable cut above his customary average. Take the remarkable sequence in which Dunn obtains a little parole. His streetcar is tailed by Hymer and Pawley who cut him down just as he reaches his girlfriend's apartment, the camera tracking away from his viewpoint just as she comes through the entrance.

    Seiter's fast and snappy direction is lifted not only by fluid camera movement but by rapid dialogue delivery, an expert control of crowd scenes and quicksilver film editing.

    All the players excel, with the possible exception of former silent star, Neil Hamilton, as the heroine's former suitor. Fortunately. he has only three or four scenes.

    Production values are first-class and behind-the-camera credits likewise, although Mae Clarke is not always photographed to advantage. And it's a pity we don't see more of Dorothy Christy!
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    • Release date
      • July 18, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Man Proposes
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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