A young secretary falls in love with her boss, a middle-aged playwright. Complications ensue when her boss tries to fix her up with a man closer to her age and already in love with her.


Is it worth the watch? If you like old-school, snappy dialogue where people talk in full paragraphs about their feelings, you'll probably dig Accent on Youth. It’s got that classic theater vibe. If you hate movies where the main character is a bit of a dense grump, maybe skip it. You have to be okay with a lot of peopl...


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"Is it worth the watch? If you like old-school, snappy dialogue where people talk in full paragraphs about their feelings, you'll probably dig Accent on Youth. It’s got that classic theater vibe. If you hate movies where the main character is a bit of a dense grump, maybe skip it. You have to be okay with a lot of people standing around in rooms talking about who should marry who. Herbert Marshall is the lead here. He plays the playwright, and he’s got that specific, dry way of speaking that mak..."
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