Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (film)

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLewis Allen
Written bySheridan Gibney
Based onOur Hearts Were Young and Gay
by Emily Kimbrough
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Produced bySheridan Gibney
Starring
CinematographyTheodor Sparkuhl
Edited byPaul Weatherwax
Music byWerner R. Heymann
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures Inc.
Release date
  • April 10, 1944 (1944-04-10)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Lewis Allen and written by Sheridan Gibney. It was based on the real life reminiscences of the comic misadventures of Emily Kimbrough and Cornelia Otis Skinner in their book Our Hearts Were Young and Gay.[1] The film stars Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Charlie Ruggles, Dorothy Gish, Beulah Bondi, Bill Edwards and James Brown. After its premiere in New York on October 12, 1944, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay went into general release.[2]

  1. ^ Skinner and Kimbrough 1942, p. 103.
  2. ^ "Overview: 'Our Hearts Were Young and Gay' (1944)." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: August 26, 2016.