The Careless Years is a 1957 film directed by Arthur Hiller (his directorial debut) and produced by Edward Lewis.

[1] The film stars Dean Stockwell, Natalie Trundy and John Larch and was distributed by United Artists.

Jerry begins to fall for Emily when she resists his amorous advances, and he decides that they should marry immediately.

Natalie Trundy was 16 years old and only had made one film when Bryna Productions signed her to a five-year contract.

"[4] In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Richard W. Nason wrote: "The pace is slow, the writing uninspired and the approach to the issue is often naive and repetitious.