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Girl on Approval Reviews

  • 1962
  • 1 hr 15 mins
  • Drama
  • NR
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Well-acted tale of a couple (Rachel Roberts, James Maxwell) who become foster parents to a moody 14-year-old (Annette Whiteley). Stephen: John Dare.

The relationship between a teenage girl and her imprisoned mother is strained when the girl is forced to live with foster parents. Frend, who directed for 25 years, began his career as an editor for Hitchcock, cutting WALTZES FROM VIENNA (1933), SECRET AGENT (1936), SABOTAGE (1937), and YOUNG AND INNOCENT (1937).