Too Soon to Love
Cast & Crew
Richard Rush
Jennifer West
Richard Evans
Warren Parker
Ralph Manza
Jack Nicholson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
At an amusement park in Los Angeles, teenagers Cathy Taylor and Jim Mills are stopped by the police after commandeering a tram and driving it through the park. At home, Cathy's furious father throws out Jim and forbids her to see the boy again. Over the next weeks, however, the pair continue to meet in secret, and are eventually arrested for parking on a lover's lane. Mr. Taylor picks up Cathy from the police station, and although Jim tries to apologize, Mr. Taylor excoriates him. Despite her father's ire, Cathy's strong affections spur her to continue to meet Jim behind Mr. Taylor's back. Soon, Cathy becomes pregnant. Unsure of what to do and unable to talk to their parents, they decide that Cathy should have an abortion, and Jim sells his car to fund the operation. The sordid nature of the low-cost abortionist, however, causes them to flee. When they discover that a more qualified doctor charges hundreds more, Jim attempts to steal the sum from his employer, but is caught. After Jim tells Cathy about the robbery, she becomes hysterical and drives off to the beach. There, Jim arrives in time to save her from a suicide attempt. After declaring their love, Cathy and Jim decide to confess Jim's crime and then, once he has paid his penance, to marry.
Director
Richard Rush
Cast
Jennifer West
Richard Evans
Warren Parker
Ralph Manza
Jack Nicholson
Jacqueline Schwab
Billie Bird
William Keen
Crew
Larry Aicholtz
Stefan Arnstein
Bruce Bilson
Laszlo Gorog
Mark Lipsky
Victor Ramos
Richard Rush
Richard Rush
Marc Snegoff
Ronald Stein
William Thompson
Film Details
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Trivia
Notes
Daily Variety reported on February 4, 1960 that Universal-International had purchased Too Soon to Love, which had been produced a year earlier by James Logan's Dynasty Film Corp. for $50,000. According to a February 1960 Hollywood Reporter news item, location shooting took place in Los Angeles, CA. The same item noted that the film was shot in wide-screen, but the exact ratio or process has not been determined. Although most sources stated that the film marked the debuts of Jennifer West and Richard Evans, West had appeared in the 1958 Twentieth Century-Fox production Mardi Gras.
Although the February 1960 Daily Variety article stated that Universal planned to release the film with an extensive promotional campaign, and modern sources list the release date as March 1960, a July 1960 Variety article noted that "the film played New York earlier this year... with absolutely no press build." This May have been dueto the picture's controversial story line, which prompted the National Audience Board, a nonprofit organization of civic and professional groups, to evaluate whether or not they should endorse the film. The NAB was formed in 1954 to review television programming, and Too Soon to Love marked the first film it assessed. The disposition of their evaluation has not been determined.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 1960
Released in United States Spring March 1960
