{"id":38403,"date":"2017-03-03T17:40:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T00:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38403"},"modified":"2021-02-03T23:09:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T06:09:31","slug":"untamed-youth-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38403","title":{"rendered":"Untamed Youth (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Don&#8217;t you see, honey? After this harvest, I&#8217;ll be rich &#8212; and after next season, I&#8217;ll be wealthy!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Poster-662x1024.png 662w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Poster.png 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo aspiring singers (Mamie Van Doren and Lori Nelson) are arrested for vagrancy on their way to Hollywood, and sentenced by a judge (Lurene Tuttle) to work on a cotton farm owned by her greedy husband (John Russell), who hopes to exploit as many young &#8220;delinquents&#8221; as possible.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Juvenile Delinquents<\/li>\n<li>Mamie Van Doren Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAll film fanatics should be familiar with Mamie Van Doren, known as one of Hollywood&#8217;s three busty-blonde &#8220;M&#8217;s&#8221; (along with Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield). However, Peary lists no less than eight of Van Doren&#8217;s titles in his <em>GFTFF<\/em>, which is far too many &#8212; and this Z-grade exploitation flick should definitely not be among them. Mamie shimmies as seductively as ever in her super-tight clothing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Van-Doren2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Van-Doren2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Van-Doren2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Van-Doren2-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Van-Doren2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Van-Doren2-448x270.png 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but she&#8217;s ultimately a bit player in a ridiculous tale about a villainous cotton farm owner who exploits young white delinquents (!) due to an apparent widespread lack of manpower (the racist implications in this aspect of the plot are beyond belief). Meanwhile, he&#8217;s actively deceiving his cougar-wife (Tuttle), whose passion for this caddish heel gives a terrible name to female judges, and lends the film its ultimate message: never trust hormonal middle-aged women in positions of power. According to IMDb, the film &#8220;was originally condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency&#8221; &#8212; perhaps due in part to a subplot involving a blonde delinquent nicknamed &#8220;Baby&#8221; (Yvonne Lime) &#8212; &#8220;but that only served to enhance the curiosity factor, resulting in it being a big moneymaker for the studio.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surreal scenes of young white &#8220;delinquents&#8221; singing and dancing while &#8220;toiling&#8221; in cotton fields<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Picking-Cotton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Picking-Cotton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Picking-Cotton.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Picking-Cotton-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Picking-Cotton-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Untamed-Youth-Picking-Cotton-448x270.png 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re a Van Doren completist. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051139\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3093unta.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=9418&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t you see, honey? After this harvest, I&#8217;ll be rich &#8212; and after next season, I&#8217;ll be wealthy!&#8221; Synopsis: Two aspiring singers (Mamie Van Doren and Lori Nelson) are arrested for vagrancy on their way to Hollywood, and sentenced by a judge (Lurene Tuttle) to work on a cotton farm owned by her greedy husband (John Russell), who hopes to exploit as many young &#8220;delinquents&#8221; as possible. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Juvenile Delinquents Mamie Van Doren Films Review: All&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38403\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38403"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68501,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38403\/revisions\/68501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}