First Love

"Deanna's in Love!"

Nov 10 1939 Approved 1h 24m
Comedy, Musical

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Bruce Manning, Lionel Houser, Stephen Morehouse Avery

Directed by

Henry Koster

Cast

Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Eugene Pallette

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

Trailers
Tribute to Deanna Durbin
Scores
# of Votes
813
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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