First Love (1939 film)
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| Directed by | Henry Koster |
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| Produced by | Henry Koster Joe Pasternak |
| Starring | Deanna Durbin Helen Parrish Robert Stack Eugene Pallette Lewis Howard June Storey Leatrice Joy Marcia Mae Jones Charles Coleman |
| Cinematography | Joseph A. Valentine |
| Edited by | Bernard W. Burton |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | over $1 million or $990,000 or $990,000 |
First Love is a 1939 American musical film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. Based on the fairy tale Cinderella, the film is about orphan Constance "Connie" Harding who is sent to live with her wealthy aunt Grace and uncle James after graduating from boarding school. Her life is made difficult by her snobby cousin Barbara who arranges that she stay home while the rest of the family attends a major social ball. With the help of James, she makes it to the ball, where she meets and falls in love with Barbara's boyfriend Ted Drake. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Music at the 12th Academy Awards. It was on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) but was not nominated.