Under Eighteen is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Marian Marsh, Anita Page, Regis Toomey and Warren William. It is based on the short story "Sky Life" by Frank Mitchell Dazey and Agnes Christine Johnston.

Plot

A wealthy Broadway producer tries to take advantage of a poor young seamstress who needs money to help her sister divorce her worthless husband.

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Cast

Marian Marsh as Margie Evans

Anita Page as Sophie

Regis Toomey as Jimmie Slocum

Warren William as Raymond Harding

Norman Foster as Alf

Joyce Compton as Sybil

J. Farrell MacDonald as Pop Evans

Claire Dodd as Babsy

Paul Porcasi as François

Maude Eburne as Mrs. McCarthy

Murray Kinnell as Peterson

Dorothy Appleby as Elsie

Reception

In his New York Times review, Mordaunt Hall described the film as "earnest, rather than intelligent."

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References

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1931 romantic drama films

American black-and-white films

American romantic drama films

Films based on short fiction

Films directed by Archie Mayo

Warner Bros. films

1931 films

1930s English-language films

1930s American films

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