Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)
With a title that sounds like a comedy and a synopsis that sounds like a throwaway film, Those Endearing Young Charms is surprisingly dramatic and moving. Laraine Day and Robert Young, excellently paired up in three other movies, reunite in this romantic wartime drama. Bob is a playboy with as many charming lines as Laraine has refusals. He’s a flyboy on leave and gets introduced to his friend’s girlfriend, and what starts out as a challenging conquest turns into love. The only problem is Bob’s reputation; Laraine and her mother Ann Harding know that Bob is seldom serious about women, so why should they believe him when he claims to be serious now?
If Laraine and Bob didn’t have such wonderful chemistry together, Ann Harding would steal the show. She’s given a very meaty role and makes the most of it as she falls for Bob’s charm, feels betrayed when she discovers he wasn’t sincere, and tries above all to protect her daughter’s heart. When Laraine excuses her impulsive behavior because it’s wartime and she doesn’t want to be sorry afterwards, Ann responds with, “I don’t want you to be sorry afterwards; that’s why I’m trying to make you think.” Laraine gives her usual dependably good performance in this film, but the real struggle is between Bob and Ann. Who will win out, the cautious mother who knows best or the cad who falls in love? Check out this hard to find movie for three great performances and a wartime romance.
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If Laraine and Bob didn’t have such wonderful chemistry together, Ann Harding would steal the show. She’s given a very meaty role and makes the most of it as she falls for Bob’s charm, feels betrayed when she discovers he wasn’t sincere, and tries above all to protect her daughter’s heart. When Laraine excuses her impulsive behavior because it’s wartime and she doesn’t want to be sorry afterwards, Ann responds with, “I don’t want you to be sorry afterwards; that’s why I’m trying to make you think.” Laraine gives her usual dependably good performance in this film, but the real struggle is between Bob and Ann. Who will win out, the cautious mother who knows best or the cad who falls in love? Check out this hard to find movie for three great performances and a wartime romance.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Meringue in Sugartown USA" for posting!
More Robert Young movies here!