Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.
Acting
Taylor at 15 already commands the frame like a veteran.
Costume
Helen Rose's designs scream 'let this girl wear something fun, please.'
Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Elizabeth Taylor
Cynthia Bishop
George Murphy
Larry Bishop
S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Rosenkrantz
Mary Astor
Louise Bishop
Gene Lockhart
Dr. Fred I. Jannings
Spring Byington
Carrie Bishop Jannings
Jimmy Lydon
Ricky Latham
Scotty Beckett
Will Parker
Anna Q. Nilsson
Miss Brady, English Teacher
Morris Ankrum
Mr. Phillips, Principal
Kathleen Howard
Mac McQuillan, Jannings' Nurse
Harlan Briggs
J.M. Dingle, Napoleon Hardware
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MGM changed the title from 'The Rich, Full Life' because they feared audiences would expect a poverty drama, not a teen romance.
This was Elizabeth Taylor's first above-the-title billing; MGM was testing whether audiences would accept her as a leading lady after years of child roles.
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