Young Man's Fancy (1952)

★★★★★ · "You Just Give Me The Reds!" · Spuzz · 2005-04-17

Very very very funny, highly sexist, and rather curiously homoerotic tale of Judy Adams, a tomboy who discovers his brother's 'friend' (wink wink nudge nudge) Alexander Phipps and her attempts to woo him to almost no avail except when, of course, she cooks for him. After all, isn't that what women are only good for? Mom hardly leaves the kitchen and laundry when all she can talk about is how wonderful her appliances are. Dad just sits back with his pipe, and Judy rather hilariously speaks total jive talk (some of which I'm not entirely sure what it means) (and neither does the rest of the…

★★★★★ · Will Sparks Fly? You Betcha! · donwert · 2011-01-31

This is a little drama was designed to hype use of electricity in the home. Judy's big brother (who's supposed to be about 20 but is played by an actor who looks to be in his 30s) is bringing a college friend home for a few days. Naturally, Judy immediately begins planning to snare the poor guy even though her brother describes him as "serious". He turns out to be goodlooking but obsessed with (what else?) how electricity makes the world more efficient. "Serious" turns out to be a euphemism for "dull", or, in Judy's term, "square". Needless to say, after Judy and her mother have numerous…

★★★★★ · Innovative for 1952 · ERD · 2006-05-27

For its time, this 1952 film was innovative in using a cute, upbeat sitcom script to get the viewers motivated to buy and use all the various electrical appliance shown in the production. Well acted and directed.

★★★★★ · Sitcom Style Plug For Electric Appliances · JayKay49 · 2014-01-30

Definitely one of JH's best productions. It uses real actors and has a good script. Did you know that the word "groovy" was already around in 1952? The quality is better then some of the then prime time TV programs - better quality then Life With Reilly, for example. Nice depiction of upper middle class living at mid 20th century. The boys habitually eating meals in suits though? A little over the top. Even the Nelson's (exclusive of Ozzie) didn't do that. Refreshing, campy, effective, nostalgic - even if half of those appliances would take nearly a decade to appear in very many homes. The…

★★ · My Gosh, these people are boring..... · dalangdon · 2006-07-11

I'm usually a fan of these vintage films, as I sort of like the imaginary world they present, but this one was a real yawn. A ditzy girl does her best to attract a boring guy who seemingly would much rather talk to her boring father. In between, there are many old appliances.

MAV II · Diana A. Rodriguez Lopez · 2020-02-24

los marcados roles de género,y las dinámicas familiares. varias escenas son útiles , sobre todo las de la protagonista