Her First Beau

Her First Beau

77 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 8, 1941

15-year-old Penelope (Penny) Wood has two great interests - Chuck Harris and the hope that some day she might become a famous,great writer. Chuck also has two interests - his home-made glider and the hope that some day he will go to Tech college. His indifference to Penny is her chief source of annoyance. Mervyn Roberts, Penny's uncle who is only five years older than she is, arrives home with a guest, Roger Van Vleck, and Penny falls for Roger's sophistication. Chuck, resentful, continues to work on his glider over his father's objections. His father wants it destroyed but Elmer Tuttle, their hired man, hides it.

Her First Beau

77 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 8, 1941

Her First Beau
15-year-old Penelope (Penny) Wood has two great interests - Chuck Harris and the hope that some day she might become a famous,great writer. Chuck also has two interests - his home-made glider and the hope that some day he will go to Tech college. His indifference to Penny is her chief source of annoyance. Mervyn Roberts, Penny's uncle who is only five years older than she is, arrives home with a guest, Roger Van Vleck, and Penny falls for Roger's sophistication. Chuck, resentful, continues to work on his glider over his father's objections. His father wants it destroyed but Elmer Tuttle, their hired man, hides it.
Producers Columbia Pictures Corporation
Original title Her First Beau
Directors Theodore Reed
Writers Colin Clements, Gladys Lehman, Karen DeWolf, Florence Ryerson

Cast

Jane Withers

as Penelope 'Penny' Wood

Jackie Cooper

as Chuck Harris

Edith Fellows

as Milly Lou

Josephine Hutchinson

as Mrs. Wood

William Tracy

as Mervyn Roberts

Martha O'Driscoll

as Julie Harris

Edgar Buchanan

as Elmer Tuttle

Kenneth Howell

as Roger Van Vleck

Una O'Connor

as Effie

Jonathan Hale

as Mr. Harris

Addison Richards

as Dr. Tom Wood

Douglas Fahy

as Student

Mary Ann Jackson

as Student

Edward Keane

as Mr. Wharton

Charles Lind

as Ralph

Dorothy Morris

as Shirley

Lee Phelps

as State Trooper

Virginia Sale

as Miss Blackmere