YOUNG AND INNOCENT
1937

PLOT:
A film actress is murdered by her estranged husband who is jealous of all her young boyfriends. The next day, writer Robert Tisdall (who happens to be one such boyfriend) discovers her body on the beach. He runs to call the police, however, two witnesses think that he is the escaping murderer. Robert is arrested, but owing to a mix up at the courthouse, he escapes and goes on the run with a police constable's daughter Erica, determined to prove his innocence.

CAST:
Nova Pilbeam ... Erica Burgoyne
Derrick De Marney ... Robert Tisdall
Percy Marmont ... Col. Burgoyne
Edward Rigby ... Old Will
Mary Clare ... Erica's Aunt
John Longden ... Det. Insp. Kent
George Curzon ... Guy
Basil Radford ... Erica's Uncle
Pamela Carme ... Christine
George Merritt ... Det. Sgt. Miller
J.H. Roberts ... Solicitor
Jerry Verno ... Lorry Driver
H.F. Maltby ... Police Sergeant
John Miller ... Police Constable

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock         
 
Based on the novel "A Shilling For Candles" by Josephine Tey

Production Studio: Gaumont British Picture Corporation Limited

also known as:
The Girl Was Young (1937) - USA
Jeune et Innocent (1937) - France

RUNNING TIME: 83 MIN