It's almost impossible to believe that Robert Preston was only 23/24 years old when this film was made, almost FIVE year

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jimjoejohnmoore — 14 years ago(December 13, 2011 05:03 PM)

It's almost impossible to believe that Robert Preston was only 23/24 years old when this film was made, almost FIVE years younger than baby faced Alan Ladd. I reckon anyone not realising Preston's age would guess him to be at least 10 years older. He even sounds as if he's in his mid-thirties.

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SanSanSan — 14 years ago(December 24, 2011 09:04 AM)

Yes, I too thought he was olderto the point that I had to check whether he was really the same Robert Preston who appeared in "Victor/Victoria"! (In which he looked good for his actual age!)

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deforest-1 — 12 years ago(September 30, 2013 02:46 AM)

The stress of all those early years "in the closet" and then coming out in late middle age rejuvenated him.

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liscarkat-2 — 11 years ago(October 06, 2014 12:32 PM)

Veronica Lake was only nineteen. Young people had a much more mature demeanor then.

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london777 — 9 years ago(August 12, 2016 10:13 AM)

What about Laird Cregar? He was only 27 when he made this movie. Looked mid-forties. People definitely looked older then. Hairstyles and harder lives, I guess?

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JohnD61 — 9 years ago(August 30, 2016 06:23 PM)

They were much more mature than people of the same age are today. Perhaps that somehow contributed to them looking more mature.