Ginger too old

I've seen this before (some of it) but stopped watching it on tv last night when Basil catches Ginger red-handed NOT stealing his money, and then asks "Are you of age? Are you 21?" And Ginger says, "Yes, I'm 21" hopefully, supposedly as a 14-15 year-old having escaped reform school. Hate to say it -- no, I don't -- but jowly Ginger is looking way over mid teens and the best part of a generation more than 21. Even her claimed age at the time of this film -- 35 -- looks underestimated to me. Some people did do that to prolong their careers, you know. But you had to have the right face and girlish simper, like silent superstars Mary Pickford and Mae Clarke.