First Love

First Love

84 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 10, 1939

In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.

First Love

84 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 10, 1939

First Love
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title First Love
Directors Henry Koster
Writers Lionel Houser, Henry Myers, Gertrude Purcell, Bruce Manning

Cast

Deanna Durbin

as Constance (Connie) Harding

Robert Stack

as Ted Drake

Eugene Pallette

as James Clinton

Helen Parrish

as Barbara Clinton

Lewis Howard

as Walter Clinton

Leatrice Joy

as Grace Clinton

Marcia Mae Jones

as Marcia Parker

June Storey

as Wilma van Everett

Frank Jenks

as Mike the Cop

Kathleen Howard

as Miss Wiggins

Thurston Hall

as Anthony Drake

Samuel S. Hinds

as Mr. Parker

Doris Lloyd

as Mrs. Parker

Charles Coleman

as George, Clinton's Butler

Jack Mulhall

as Terry

Mary Treen

as Agnes, Barbara's Maid

Dorothy Vaughan

as Ollie, Mrs. Clinton's Maid

Lucille Ward

as Clinton's Cook

Virginia Brissac

as Commencement Speaker

Lillian Bronson

as Violin Player

Ralph Brooks

as Ball Guest

Jack Chefe

as Doug

Sayre Dearing

as Ball Guest

Rex Evans

as Gerald Bevins

Bess Flowers

as Ball Guest

Julia Griffith

as Old Maid Schoolteacher

Grace Hayle

as Madame Margarita Catalini

Thomas Martin

as Drake Servant

Lon McCallister

as Boy at School

Harold Miller

as Commencement Guest

Peggy Moran

as Girl at School

Edmund Mortimer

as Ball Guest

Broderick O'Farrell

as Madame Catalini's Escort

Robert Paige

as Ball Guest

Ronald R. Rondell

as Ted's Horseback Riding Friend / Ball Guest

Larry Steers

as Ball Guest

Bert Stevens

as Chauffeur at Commencement

Amzie Strickland

as Ball Guest

Walter Tetley

as Willie, Country Club Page

Ellinor Vanderveer

as Ball Guest

Russell Wade

as Ball Guest

Larry Wheat

as Ball Guest

Eric Wilton

as Drake's Butler

Sam Harris

as Ball Guest