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* TitledAfterTheSong: "Young at Heart" had already been a huge hit for Sinatra in 1953, so it was decided to give the film that name.

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* TitledAfterTheSong: "Young at Heart" had been a huge hit for Sinatra in 1953, so it was decided to give the film that name.

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* TitledAfterTheSong: "Young at Heart" had already been a huge hit for Sinatra in 1953, so it was decided to give the film that name.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Feeling that Laurie would be better off with Alex, as he would be a better provider, Barney drives into oncoming traffic during a snowstorm, with his windshield wipers off. However, Barney lives.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Feeling that Laurie would be better off with Alex, as he would be a better provider, Barney drives into oncoming traffic during a snowstorm, with his windshield wipers off. However, [[BungledSuicide Barney lives.lives]].
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When songwriter Alex Burke (Young) enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each of the three daughters, Laurie (Day), Fran (Malone) and Amy (Elisabeth Fraser), falls for him. Alex's charming personality is a match in particular for Laurie, and both she and Alex are seemingly made for each other. When Alex's music arranger friend Barney Sloan (Sinatra) drops by the Tuttle home, complications arise. Barney's cynical outlook on life couldn't be any more contradictory to Alex's, and Laurie tries to change his negative attitude, while he starts falling in love with Laurie.

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When songwriter Alex Burke (Young) enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each one of the their three daughters, daughters -- Laurie (Day), Fran (Malone) and Amy (Elisabeth Fraser), Fraser) -- falls for him. Alex's charming personality is a match in particular match for Laurie, and both she and Alex the two of them are seemingly made for each other. When But when Alex's music arranger friend Barney Sloan (Sinatra) drops by the Tuttle home, complications arise. Barney's cynical outlook on life couldn't be any more contradictory to Alex's, and so Laurie tries endeavors to change his negative attitude, while he starts attitude... which leads Barney to start falling in love with Laurie.
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When songwriter Alex Burke (Young) enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each of the three daughters, Laurie (Day), Fran (Malone) and Amy (Elisabeth Fraser), falls for him. Alex's charming personality is a match in particular for Laurie, and both she and Alex are seemingly made for each other. When Alex's music arranger friend Barney Sloan (Frank Sinatra), drops by the Tuttle home, complications arise. Barney's cynical outlook on life couldn't be any more contradictory to Alex's, and Laurie tries to change his negative attitude, while he starts falling in love with Laurie.

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When songwriter Alex Burke (Young) enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each of the three daughters, Laurie (Day), Fran (Malone) and Amy (Elisabeth Fraser), falls for him. Alex's charming personality is a match in particular for Laurie, and both she and Alex are seemingly made for each other. When Alex's music arranger friend Barney Sloan (Frank Sinatra), (Sinatra) drops by the Tuttle home, complications arise. Barney's cynical outlook on life couldn't be any more contradictory to Alex's, and Laurie tries to change his negative attitude, while he starts falling in love with Laurie.Laurie.

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''Young at Heart'' is a 1955 musical film directed by Gordon Douglas, starring Creator/DorisDay and Music/FrankSinatra, and featuring a supporting cast including Creator/GigYoung, Creator/EthelBarrymore, and Creator/DorothyMalone. The film a remake of the 1938 film ''Film/FourDaughters''.

When songwriter Alex Burke (Young) enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each of the three daughters, Laurie (Day), Fran (Malone) and Amy (Elisabeth Fraser), falls for him. Alex's charming personality is a match in particular for Laurie, and both she and Alex are seemingly made for each other. When Alex's music arranger friend Barney Sloan (Frank Sinatra), drops by the Tuttle home, complications arise. Barney's cynical outlook on life couldn't be any more contradictory to Alex's, and Laurie tries to change his negative attitude, while he starts falling in love with Laurie.
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!!This film features examples of:
* DrivenToSuicide: Feeling that Laurie would be better off with Alex, as he would be a better provider, Barney drives into oncoming traffic during a snowstorm, with his windshield wipers off. However, Barney lives.
* LoveDodecahedron: Let's see. Alex is in love with Laurie. The two other Tuttle sisters also fall for him. Barney is also in love with Laurie. Alex proposes to Laurie, and she accepts, which causes Fran to finally marry Bob, and devastates Amy, as Amy loves Alex, but then Laurie leaves Alex at the altar, and elopes with Barney. So, yes, it counts.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In ''Film/FourDaughters'', the Barney analogue, Mickey, was actually successful in his attempt at killing himself, but here, Barney lives.
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