''Youth Will Be Served'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by Otto Brower and starring

Jane Withers Jane Withers (April 12, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress and children's radio show host. She became one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood in the 1930s and early 1940s, with her films ranking in the top ten list for ...

and

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Plot

A southern girl (Withers) goes to a National Youth Association camp after her father goes to jail for bootlegging. When a mean tycoon tries to buy the campground for himself, she stages a show that endears her to him. When her father escapes and catches the crooks who took the tycoon's money, all is saved.

Cast

as Eadie-May *

as Supervisor Stormer * Joe Brown Jr. as Benjy * Robert Conway as Dr. Bob *

Elyse Knox Elyse Knox (born Elsie M. Kornbrath, December 14, 1917 – February 16, 2012) was an American actress, model, and fashion designer. Early life Knox was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Austrian immigrants Hermine Sophie (née Muc ...

as Pamela *

John Qualen John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was an American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles. Early years Qualen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son ...

as Clem Howie * Charles Holland as Ephraim *

Lillian Porter Lillian Porter (February 24, 1917, Alameda County, California – February 1, 1997, San Bernardino, California) was an American film and television actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The act ...

as Lisbeth *

Clara Blandick Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American character, film, stage and theater actress. She played Aunt Em in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939). As a character actress, sh ...

as Miss Bradshaw *

Tully Marshall Tully Marshall (born William Phillips; April 10, 1864 – March 10, 1943) was an American character actor. He had nearly a quarter century of theatrical experience before his debut film appearance in 1914 which led to a film career spanning alm ...

as Rufus Britt * Richard Lane as Mr. Hewitt

References

External links

''Youth Will Be Served''
at the

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1940 films American musical films 1940 musical films Films directed by Otto Brower American black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Wanda Tuchock 20th Century Fox films 1940s American films {{musical-film-stub