This Reckless Age
“Youth Must Have Its Fling!”
1932•NR•1h 20m•7.0•Released
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.
Director
Frank Tuttle
Writer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
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)
Leonard Carey
Braithwaite (uncredited)
Berton Churchill
Banker (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
"Stepladder" Schultz (uncredited)
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Company
Paramount Publix Corp.
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