Her First Romance
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Her First Romance is a 1940 American musical
comedy film
directed by Edward Dmytryk
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Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era 'red scare'.-Early life:Dmytryk was born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada,...
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Cast
- Edith FellowsEdith FellowsEdith Marilyn Fellows was an American actress who began her professional career at age 6.-Personal life:When she was a year old, she and her father and grandmother moved to Charlotte, North Carolina...
as Linda Strong - Wilbur EvansWilbur EvansWilbur "Wib" Evans was an American actor and singer who performed on the radio, in opera, on Broadway, in films, and in early live television.-Biography:...
as Philip Niles - Julie BishopJulie Bishop (actress)Julie Bishop was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 80 films between 1923 and 1957....
as Eileen Strong (as Jacqueline Wells) - Alan LaddAlan Ladd-Early life:Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was the only child of Ina Raleigh Ladd and Alan Ladd, Sr. He was of English ancestry. His father died when he was four, and his mother relocated to Oklahoma City where she married Jim Beavers, a housepainter...
as John Gilman - Judith Linden as Marian Strong
- Roger Daniel as Donald Whiting
- Marian Kerby as Katy (as Marion Kirby)
- Marlo DwyerMarlo DwyerMarlo Dwyer was an American actress, who began her acting career named Wilma Francis. She started as a chorus girl for Warner Bros. She appeared, usually as a second lead or uncredited, in a number of films including Crossfire , Follow Me Quietly , and The Sniper .-External links:...
as Susie Sloan (as Marla Dwyer) - Ottola NesmithOttola NesmithOttola Nesmith was an American actress. She appeared in over 115 films and television shows between 1913 and 1969.-Selected filmography:* Three Men on a Horse * Television Spy...
as Mrs. Whiting - Ray Hirsch as Student Butch
- Alexandria Moreland as Co-Ed Gladys Jones
- Edwin Brian as Student
- Julie Sheldon as Co-Ed Nancy
- John Adamson as Student Friday