''The Youngest Profession'' is a 1943 film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, John Carroll, Scotty Beckett, and Agnes Moorehead. Based on a short story series and book written by Lillian Day, it contains cameos by Greer Garson, Lana Turner, William Powell, Walter Pidgeon, and Robert Taylor.

Plot

Lively teen Joan Lyons and her best friend, Patricia Drew, are dedicated autograph seekers who run around New York City attempting to meet celebrities. Deceived by trouble-making governess Miss Featherstone, Joan is distracted from her star-chasing by concerns over her parents' marriage. This leads Joan to hire a muscle man named Dr. Hercules to flirt with her mother, which only results in more misunderstandings.

Cast

Box office

According to MGM records, the film earned $1,187,000 in the US and Canada and $359,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $583,000."Top Grossers of the Season", ''Variety'', 5 January 1944 p 54
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* * * * 1943 films 1943 comedy films American black-and-white films American comedy films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Edward Buzzell Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films with screenplays by Charles Lederer Films produced by B. F. Zeidman 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub