Life Begins at 17 (1958)
Directed by Arthur Dreifuss
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Jul 1, 1958 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 75 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Life Begins at 17 in this all-too-typical example of the "art" of quickie producer Sam Katzman. Plain little Carol Peck (Luana Anders) is wooed by arrogant punk Russ Lippincott (Mark Damon). What Carol doesn't know is that Russ is only interested in her knockout older sister Elaine (Dorothy Johnson). When she finds out she's being used, Carol exacts a typically feminine means of revenge ("typical" by 1950s B-movies, that is). Meanwhile, Elaine finds happiness with true-blue boyfriend Jim (Edd "Kookie" Byrnes). Ann Doran, who played James Dean's mother in Rebel Without a Cause, does same for the two heroines of Life Begins at 17.
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child, con/scam, dating, false-accusation, family, father, fraternity, love, love-triangle, marriage, pregnancy, revenge, rival, romance, seduction, sibling, sister, teenagers
