quietly beautiful dorothy wilson first start work a a secretary to the star . she be take dictation from gregory la cava and who be prepare to cast the age of consent and when and give her a second look and he organise a screen test . surprisingly and she win the lead role and embark on her short though interesting career . this be one of a series of film that purport to give the real low down about youth of the day ( ie confession of a co ed ( 1931 ) and be these our child ( 1931 ) ) . set on the campus of state college and it tell of the life and love of nigel and betty and duke and plus one father figure professor of biology ( john halliday ) . nigel ( john cromwell ) be a conflict of emotion a dedicated student who feel that the youth of today have go to the dog . his moodiness be drive betty ( beautiful dorothy wilson ) into the arm of campus romeo the duke ( eric linden ) so he decide to quit school and marry betty . before he can put his plan into action and he be catch in the clutch of dora ( arline judge ) a mercenary waitress . he walk her home . she ply him with liquor he wake up to find he be charge with corrupt a minor and face marriage to girl he doesn not love or jail . after an emotional scene with betty she decide to go to the devil herself with duke and if he will have her . he just take her for a long ride and proclaims you couldn not be bad if you try . the end be pretty dramatic nigel and dora be wait for a preacher and when word come of a dreadful car accident duke be die and nigel rush to betty side . when dora see the love and devotion nigel show to betty she tell her father that for once she want to do the right thing and call the wedding off . there be also a subplot involve professor mathews and barbara ( aileen pringle ) and a teacher and confidante of betty and who have face the same dilemma when they be young and decide not to marry and live to regret it . john halliday make every part he play interest viewing . the rest of the top bill cast be young up and come star on the threshold of fame . arline judge be often cast a floozy and leave film ( late 30 ) to concentrate on matrimony and divorce . artistic richard cromwell have find fame in the remake of tolable david ( 1930 ) but it be with the age of consent that he find his niche and a the good look ( almost ageless ) young hero . eric linden be definitely the most talented of the bunch and he be excellent in a variety of role ie the hysterical young father in life begin ( 1932 ) and a boy who get into bad company and go to jail in be these our child ( 1931 ) and the weak mother dominate young son in the silver cord ( 1933 ) . recommend .