<![CDATA[It's almost impossible to believe that Robert Preston was only 23/24 years old when this film was made, almost FIVE year]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — This Gun for Hire

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

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

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

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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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