Cynthia

Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

as Cynthia Bishop

George Murphy

as Larry Bishop

S.Z. Sakall

as Prof. Rosenkrantz

Mary Astor

as Louise Bishop

Gene Lockhart

as Dr. Fred I. Jannings

Spring Byington

as Carrie Bishop Jannings

Jimmy Lydon

as Ricky Latham

Scotty Beckett

as Will Parker

Carol Brannon

as Fredonia Jannings

Anna Q. Nilsson

as Miss Brady, English Teacher

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