Her First Romance (1940)
A bookish co-ed is pranked into attending a formal dance, but her stepsister refuses to help her prepare. With support from a cook and her cousin, she gets a dress, but after learning it’s a joke, she initially declines—until a charming opera star offers to escort her, leading to surprising revelations.
Director:
Edward Dmytryk
Writer:
Adele Comandini
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Edith Fellows as Linda Strong |
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Wilbur Evans as Philip Niles |
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Julie Bishop as Eileen Strong |
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Alan Ladd as John Gilman |
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Judith Linden as Marian Strong |
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Roger Daniel as Donald Whiting |
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Marian Kerby as Katy |
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Marlo Dwyer as Susie Sloan |
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Ottola Nesmith as Mrs. Whiting |
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Ray Hirsch as Student Butch |
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Alexandria Moreland as Co-Ed Gladys Jones |
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Edwin Brian as Student |
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Julie Sheldon as Co-Ed Nancy |
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John Adamson as Student Friday |
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Ann Doran as Student (uncredited) |
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David Durand as Student (uncredited) |
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Eddie Hall as Student Mushface (uncredited) |
| Directing | Edward Dmytryk | Director |
| Writing | Adele Comandini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gene Stratton-Porter | Novel |
| Sound | Gregory Stone | Music |
| Camera | John J. Mescall | Director of Photography |