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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Lewis Allen and written by Sheridan Gibney. It was based on the real life reminiscences of the comic misadventures of Emily Kimbrough and Cornelia Otis Skinner in their book Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. The film stars Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Charlie Ruggles, Dorothy Gish, Beulah Bondi, Bill Edwards and James Brown. After its premiere in New York on October 12, 1944, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay went into general release.
Original Release
09/02/1944
US Release
09/02/1944
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gail Russell | Cornelia Otis Skinner |
Diana Lynn | Emily Kimbrough |
Charles Ruggles | Otis Skinner |
Dorothy Gish | Mrs. Skinner |
Beulah Bondi | Miss Horn |
James Brown | Avery Moore |
Bill Edwards | Tom Newhall |
Jean Heather | Frances Smithers |
Alma Kruger | Mrs. Lamberton |
Wilson Benge | Deck Steward |
Directors
Writers
Emily Kimbrough, Sheridan Gibney, Cornelia Otis Skinner
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gail Russell | Cornelia Otis Skinner |
Diana Lynn | Emily Kimbrough |
Charles Ruggles | Otis Skinner |
Dorothy Gish | Mrs. Skinner |
Beulah Bondi | Miss Horn |
James Brown | Avery Moore |
Bill Edwards | Tom Newhall |
Jean Heather | Frances Smithers |
Alma Kruger | Mrs. Lamberton |
Wilson Benge | Deck Steward |
Carmella Bergstrom | Girl |
Eugene Borden | Coachman |
Matthew Boulton | Ship's Officer |
Lionel Braham | Middle-Aged Englishman |
Edmund Breon | Guide |
Georgie Cooper | Minor Role |
Nell Craig | Mother of Little Girl |
Roland Dupree | Boy at Dance |
Frank Elliott | Doctor |
Betty Farrington | Woman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
Sheridan Gibney | Producer |