The Tender Years

The Tender Years is a 1948 American drama film directed by Harold D. Schuster, written by Arnold Belgard, Abem Finkel and Jack Jungmeyer, and starring Joe E. Brown, Richard Lyon, Noreen Nash, Charles Drake, Josephine Hutchinson and James Millican. It was released on January 3, 1948, by 20th Century Fox.^[1][2][3]

The Tender Years
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Directed by	Harold D. Schuster
Screenplay by	Arnold Belgard Abem Finkel Jack Jungmeyer
Story by	Jack Jungmeyer
Produced by	Edward L. Alperson
Starring	Joe E. Brown Richard Lyon Noreen Nash Charles Drake Josephine Hutchinson James Millican
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Richard W. Farrell
Music by	Edward Kilenyi
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	January 3, 1948 (1948-01-03)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Joe E. Brown as Rev. Will Norris
• Richard Lyon as Ted Norris
• Noreen Nash as Linda
• Charles Drake as Bob Wilson
• Josephine Hutchinson as Emily Norris
• James Millican as Kit Barton
• Griff Barnett as Sen. Cooper
• Jeanne Gail as Jeanie
• Harry Cheshire as Sheriff Fred Ackley
• Blayney Lewis as Frank Barton
• Jimmie Dodd as Spike