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First Love (1939)

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Release Date: Nov 10, 1939 Wide

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Best remembered as the film in which 17-year-old Deanna Durbin receives her first screen kiss, First Love is a modernized variation of the Cinderella legend (there's even "six white mice" in the form of a sextet of motorcycle policemen!). The film casts Durbin as Constance Harding, the poor relation of wealthy tycoon James Clinton (Eugene Pallette). When she comes to live with the Clinton family, she runs headfirst into her eccentric, social-climbing aunt Grace (Leatrice Joy) and her nasty,

Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Henry Koster

Written By: Bruce Manning, Lionel Houser

In Theaters: Nov 10, 1939 Wide

On DVD: Feb 6, 1996

Cast

Deanna Durbin
Constance Harding
Robert Stack
Ted Drake
Eugene Pallette
James Clinton
Helen Parrish
Barbara Clinton
Lewis Howard
Walter Clinton
Leatrice Joy
Grace Clinton
June Storey
Wilma van Everett
Frank Jenks
Mike
Kathleen Howard
Miss Wiggins
Thurston Hall
Mr. Drake
Marcia Mae Jones
Maria Parker
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. parker
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Parker
Charles Coleman
George
Jack Mulhall
Chauffeur
Mary Treen
Barbara's Maid
Dorothy Vaughan
Mrs. Clinton's Maid
Lucille Ward
Cook
Lon McCallister

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Amazingly adept at being a screwball comedy while being almost giddily romantic, striking just the right note in both capacities.

January 20, 2011 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Rather typical Deanna Durbin fare, but also quite good. The story is a twist on Cinderella and of course we get to hear her beautiful singing voice. Nice cast, well produced.

February 9, 2006