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First Love (1939)

Directed by Henry Koster · 84 min · Comedy, Romance, Music

7.4 TOPICAL score · #5,891 of 6,776 films

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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 (1939, directed by Henry Koster) has a TOPICAL score of 7.4 - ranked 5,891 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (17 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.

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Awards66
Historical impact9
Lasting engagement9
Cast5
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Starring: Deanna Durbin (actor #1,825), Robert Stack (actor #1,356), Eugene Pallette (actor #1,060), Helen Parrish

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