Over 21

1945
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1h 42m

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A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.

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6.3/10

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Irene Dunne

Paula 'Polly' Wharton

Alexander Knox

Max W. Wharton

Charles Coburn

Robert Drexel Gow

Jeff Donnell

Jan Lupton

Loren Tindall

Lt. Roy Lupton

Lee Patrick

Mrs. Foley

Phil Brown

Frank MacDougal

Cora Witherspoon

Mrs. Gates

Charles Evans

Colonel Foley

Abigail Adams

Officer Candidate's Wife
(uncredited)

Francine Ames

Officer Candidate's Wife
(uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Man in Gow's Outer Office
(uncredited)

Gladys Blake

Girl
(uncredited)

David Bond

Secretary
(uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

Elsie - Paula's Secretary
(uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Lieutenant
(uncredited)

George M. Carleton

Hinkle
(uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Graduation Ceremony Spectator
(uncredited)

Director
- Charles Vidor
Writers
- Sidney Buchman
- Ruth Gordon
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Trivia
Ruth Gordon got the inspiration for her play when her husband Garson Kanin joined the army and she joined up with him. It was her debut as a writer for movies.

Goofs
When Polly (Irene Dunne) is writing columns for Max (Alexander Knox) while he's busy attending classes and studying, one of the columns has a typo in the title - "Victory is What You You Make It."

Quotes
Paula 'Polly' Wharton: Old? Max, that over-21 business is a lie, like the one about you can't teach an old dog new tricks. The fellas who spout lies like that don't think the world ought to change either. It's too old a dog.

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7/10

Propaganda film, but Irene looks great

This American film has all the elements of the talked about, but little known "Flag Waver". While films like "Tender Comrade" and "Days of Glory" have become well known, this one has languished in obscurity. It is a lot less dramatic, but the illustrations of life stateside in wartime were revealing. Rationing, overcrowding, and folks pulling together to achieve a better life are well depicted. I can watch any movie with Irene Dunne, even if it is otherwise unremarkable.