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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Member of the Wedding
Underdog_73 — 9 years ago(August 18, 2016 01:50 AM)
Julie Harris was 27 when this came out. She looks like she's in her mid 30s and she's playing a 12 year old. I don't know how anyone can look past this. She's drasticially out of place and miscast in this film. It's just odd that anyone would think this would work.
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Calumette — 9 years ago(August 18, 2016 07:10 AM)
Totally agree! I just began watching this, and when she states in the first few minutes of the movie that she's 12 it was a true WTF moment. I don't know if I'll continue watching since it really is ridiculous casting and exceeds the bounds of "suspension of reality"
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novastar_6 — 9 years ago(August 27, 2016 03:35 PM)
When I first saw this movie, it was she in the kitchen in her slip the day before the wedding, and I thought it was a 12 year old boy, so to me it was very believable. Also keep in mind though the whole point is Frankie DOESN'T look like a child otherwise that sailor would never have taken her into the backroom.