Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alfred Hitchcock
Written by	Gerald Savory (dialogue); Alma Reville (continuity);
Screenplay by	Charles Bennett; Edwin Greenwood; Anthony Armstrong;
Based on	A Shilling for Candles; 1936 novel; by Josephine Tey
Produced by	Edward Black (uncredited)
Starring	Nova Pilbeam; Derrick De Marney;
Cinematography	Bernard Knowles
Edited by	Charles Frend
Music by	Jack Beaver (uncredited); Louis Levy (uncredited);
Production; company	Gaumont-British
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release dates	November 1937 (London); 17 February 1938 (US);
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Young and Innocent, released in the US as The Girl Was Young, is a 1937 British crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney. Based on the 1936 novel A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey, the film is about a young man on the run from a murder charge who enlists the help of a woman who must put herself at risk for his cause. An elaborately staged crane shot Hitchcock devised, which appears towards the end of the film, identifies the real murderer.