Young America (1932 film)
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Young America was a film first adapted for the screen by Maurine Watkins
Maurine Dallas Watkins
Maurine Dallas Watkins was an American journalist and playwright.She was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended Crawfordsville High School, followed by five colleges...

 from the play by Fred Ballard (Copyright 1931, Premier Syndicate Hollywood, Sept. 2). William M. Conselman rewrote the screenplay and Maurine's name no longer appeared on the credits (American Film Institute catalog). The film was directed by Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor.-Biography:Frank Borzage's father, Luigi Borzaga, was born in Ronzone, in 1859. As a stonemason, he sometimes worked in Switzerland; he met his future wife, Maria Ruegg , where she worked in a silk factory...

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Cast

  • Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was an American theatrical and film actor, who appeared in 75 films from 1930 to 1967. Tracy was one of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, ranking among the top ten box office draws for almost every year from 1938 to 1951...

      ... Jack Doray
  • Doris Kenyon
    Doris Kenyon
    Doris Kenyon was a popular actress of motion pictures and television.-Youth:She grew up in Syracuse, New York, where her family had a home at 1805 Harrison Street. Her father, Dr. James B. Kenyon, was a Methodist Episcopal Church minister at University Church. Kenyon studied at Packer College...

      ... Edith Doray
  • Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy was an American actor whose career spanned sixty-two years.-Early life:He was born Ralph Rexford Bellamy in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lilla Louise , a native of Canada, and Charles Rexford Bellamy. He ran away from home when he was fifteen and managed to get into a road show...

      .. Judge Blake
  • Tommy Conlon ... Arthur Simpson (as Tom Conlon)
  • Raymond Borzage ... Edward 'Nutty' Beamish
  • Beryl Mercer
    Beryl Mercer
    Beryl Mercer was a Spanish-born American-based actress of the 1920s and 1930s.Born to British parents in Seville, Beryl Mercer was best-known for her motherly roles in film and regularly appeared as a grandmother or cook or maid in some high profile films...

      ... Grandma Beamish
  • Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. She is noted for...

    ... Mrs. Mary Taylor
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