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Seventeen (1940)

Seventeen poster
Directed by
Louis King
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy navigates the ups and downs of young love and family life. The story follows his adventures and misadventures as he pursues a girl.

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What happens

Seventeen is a 1940 American comedy film based upon the novel of the same name by Booth Tarkington and the subsequent play written by Stannard Mears, Hugh Stanislaus Stange and Stuart Walker. Directed by Louis King, the film stars Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, Otto Kruger, Ann Shoemaker, Norma Gene Nelson and Betty Moran. It was released on March 1, 1940, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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