Too Young To Kiss (1951)

When a 20-ish year old pianist (June Allyson) can't get an audition with a concert promoter (Van Johnson), she disguises herself as a 14 year old child prodigy which is exactly what the promoter has been looking for. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard (THE BRIBE), this romantic comedy is another one of those movies where adults either masquerade as a child (THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR) or magically inhabit a child's body (BIG). I've never been fond of the genre which is plentiful and this one is no exception. Fortunately, Allyson (who won a Golden Globe for her work here) isn't as annoying as Ginger Rogers is when doing this shtick (MAJOR AND THE MINOR, MONKEY BUSINESS) but it's still a one joke movie which rapidly runs out of steam. Allyson and Johnson were a popular team (they made a total of five movies together) but chemistry can only take you so far. With Gig Young, Rita Corday, Kathryn Givney, Larry Keating and Esther Dale.