These Dangerous Years

1957
PG
1h 47m

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Just after a young singer comes out with his first hit record, he is drafted into the Army.Just after a young singer comes out with his first hit record, he is drafted into the Army.Just after a young singer comes out with his first hit record, he is drafted into the Army.

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5.8/10

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Trivia
David McCallum's feature film debut.

Quotes
Maureen: [singing the chorus of "These Dangerous Years" and dancing around her room] his voice, so... ., sounds like nicotine.
Dinah Brown: [replies sharply] Well I'd like to give him a gobstopper.

Connections
Featured in Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music: Outsiders? Music on the Margins (1986)

Soundtracks
These Dangerous Years
Written by Richard Mullan and Bert Waller
Sung by Frankie Vaughan

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7/10

my mission to watch old British films sometimes disappoints.

I love watching old films,especially old British films.they show our cities as they were and it is fun to see star actors in their early years. Sometimes the films are good and it is great to find an undiscovered classic.

But I hate to agree with the only other review here of this film. It is interesting in locations and actors but is not great as a film. This is a Liverpool set kitchen sink sort of drama. I give no plot spoilers but it is fairly predictable.

The cast is interesting,Frankie Vaughan is the star,he is handsome but his musical numbers feel dated . Carole Lesley is the female lead,she is beautiful but I don't recall seeing her in anything else. It is Liverpool set but don't expect strong regional accents in 1957.