First Love

1939 · 84 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 813 VOTES · DIR. Henry Koster

Overview

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.

ComedyRomanceMusic1930s

Dialogue Timeline — 1,230 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:30 [Woman] And so, the pages turn
00:05:03 No. Oh, Connie, change your mind.
00:09:17 If I were that kind of girl, you know what I'd do? I'd stick my tongue out at myself, like that.
00:12:35 Ready and rarin' to go. We can't go for quite a while yet.
00:15:51 I think I can do it myself, thank you. Will there be anything else?
00:20:05 Amapola
00:23:29 I could throw myself under his horse's hooves.
00:26:47 Mr. Kirkpatrick.! Wanted on the telephone.!
00:30:33 All right, thanks.
00:33:30 Walter! Isn't that strange? That's the same birthday as you, isn't it, Connie?
00:36:39 - How do you do? - Don't let me stop the operation.
00:39:24 - Oh, I've been expecting that. - OIlie, where have you been?
00:42:15 Barbara, you're only...
00:46:30 Everybody gone? Everybody, sir.
00:50:20 Hello there. Wonderful party, isn't it? Hello, glad to see you.
00:53:39 Life is sweet and gay All the world's at play
00:57:44 instead of hopping off on that South American thing.
01:02:26 I'll be right back. Who'd he say he was looking for?
01:05:22 Oh, I didn't speak to Barbara, Aunt Grace or Walter, either.
01:09:05 Anything else, sir? Not a thing.
01:12:25 Then we'll stop talking! You come in here! Mother!
01:16:14 Might make you feel better, and it won't make me feel any worse.
01:19:15 [Chattering] Go along, all of you, and stop chattering.
08:00:00 Impossible!

Cast & Characters

Deanna Durbin Constance Harding Robert Stack Ted Drake Eugene Pallette James Clinton Helen Parrish Barbara Clinton Lewis Howard Walter Clinton Leatrice Joy Grace Shute Clinton June Storey Wilma van Everett Frank Jenks Mike the Cop Kathleen Howard Miss Wiggins Thurston Hall Anthony Drake

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,230
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:01:30
Final line08:00:00

Production Record

DirectorHenry Koster
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes813