Never Fear

Never Fear (1950)

People don't stop loving when things go wrong!

A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a major career is devastated to learn that she has contracted polio.

Date of release
1950-01-04
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Ida Lupino

Casting

Interesting facts

Never Fear, also known as The Young Lovers, is a 1950 American drama film directed and co-written by Ida Lupino, and produced by Lupino and Collier Young. It stars Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle, and Hugh O'Brian.

Production

Never Fear was the first directorial credit for actress Ida Lupino, although an item in The New York Times reported that Frank Cavett was originally intended to direct. The film was also Hugh O'Brian's first credited film role. During the making of the film, the name of the production company of Lupino and Collier Young, her husband at the time, was changed from Emerald Productions to The Filmmakers.

Lupino had contracted polio in 1934 and suffered the same fevers and pains as does the Carol Williams character, and she also faced the same dark thoughts and fear that she would not walk again. Lupino's major symptoms persisted for only a brief period of time, leaving her with minor problems in her leg and hand.

The rehabilitation scenes were shot at the Kabat-Kaiser Institute in Santa Monica, California. Many of the actors used were actual rehab patients at the institute, and a scene depicting a wheelchair square dance featured a group of real wheelchair dancers from Kabat-Kaiser.

The film was initially released as The Young Lovers and has also been titled They're Called Young Lovers, which may have been for a television release.

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