A Dangerous Age (1957)

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A Dangerous Age is a 1957 Canadian romantic crime drama film written, produced and directed by Sidney J. Furie, his feature directorial debut. It stars Ben Piazza, Anne Pearson, and Kate Reid. The film is about two young lovers who want to get married but are thwarted at every turn, and decide to elope to the United States.

Production

A Dangerous Age began as an hour-long drama for CBC-TV, where the 24-year-old Furie worked as a writer. The story was based on a real incident where Furie attempted to elope and was stopped.

The film's budget was financed mainly by Furie's father. Furie later sold the movie to an American distributor for a thousand dollars' profit and was able to pay back his father.

The film was shot over 12 days in and around Toronto, starting 9 August 1957. The two lead actors were Americans but the rest of the cast were Canadians, including Kate Reid in her feature film debut. CBC-TV actor Sean Sullivan helped produce the film, in audition to appearing in a supporting role.

"It's not an epic but I think it's a good entertainment feature for the double bills" said Furie. He added, "This is not a Canadian story specifically. It could take place anywhere. My reason for importing the two lead players from the US was simply I found I couldn't get the types I wanted here."

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