Young and Willing

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Young and Willing

Original film poster
Starring William Holden
Susan Hayward
Eddie Bracken

Robert Benchley
Martha O'Driscoll
Barbara Britton
James Brown

Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) 1943
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English

Young and Willing is a 1943 comedy film made by Paramount Pictures (as Cinema Guild Productions) and distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Edward H. Griffith from a screenplay by Virginia Van Upp based on the play Out of the Frying Pan by Francis Swann. The music score was by Victor Young, the cinematography by Leo Tover, the art direction by Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegté and the costume design by Edith Head.

The film stars William Holden, Susan Hayward, Eddie Bracken, Robert Benchley, Martha O'Driscoll,Barbara Britton, James Brown and Mabel Paige.

The play on which the film is based opened at the Windsor Theatre, New York City on the 11 February 1941 with Alfred Drake, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Mabel Paige.