Under Eighteen

Under Eighteen is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Marian Marsh, Anita Page, Regis Toomey and Warren William. It is based on the short story "Sky Life" by Frank Mitchell Dazey and Agnes Christine Johnston.

Under Eighteen
Directed by	Archie Mayo
Written by	Charles Kenyon
Based on	Sky Life 1929 story in Everybody's Magazine by Frank Mitchell Dazey Agnes Christine Johnston
Starring	Marian Marsh Anita Page Regis Toomey Warren William
Cinematography	Barney McGill
Edited by	George Marks
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Production company	Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Release date	December 24, 1931 (1931-12-24) (New York City)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A wealthy Broadway producer tries to take advantage of a poor young seamstress who needs money to help her sister divorce her worthless husband.

Cast

• Marian Marsh as Margie Evans
• Anita Page as Sophie
• Regis Toomey as Jimmie Slocum
• Warren William as Raymond Harding
• Norman Foster as Alf
• Joyce Compton as Sybil
• J. Farrell MacDonald as Pop Evans
• Claire Dodd as Babsy
• Paul Porcasi as François
• Maude Eburne as Mrs. McCarthy
• Murray Kinnell as Peterson
• Dorothy Appleby as Elsie

Reception

In his New York Times review, Mordaunt Hall described the film as "earnest, rather than intelligent."^[1]