''No Time to Be Young'' is a 1957 American

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directed by

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and starring

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Plot

The story follows the troubled lives of three young robbers. The first is a college dropout, and

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, who plans to rob a supermarket so he can purchase a boat and escape his problems. The second is an indebted man who is responsible for the high medical bills of a con woman who hurt herself while on a date with him. The third is a pathological liar who cannot cope with his failed marriage and writing career. During the robbery, the dropout gets too wired and kills the manager. They flee, but the dropout's cohorts are captured by the cops while he steals a truck and heads screaming down the road for

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. A chase ensues until the truck's brakes fail and he suffers a fiery crash.

Cast

as Buddy Root * Roger Smith as Bob Miller * Tom Pittman as Stu Bradley * Dorothy Green as Mrs. Doris Dexter *

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as Gloria Stuben * Kathy Nolan as Tina Parner Bradley *

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as Mrs. Helen Root

Release

''No Time to Be Young'' was released in theatres in August 1957. The film was released on

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on March 4, 2011.

References

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External links

* {{David Lowell Rich 1957 films Films directed by David Lowell Rich Columbia Pictures films 1957 directorial debut films 1950s English-language films