
The First Hundred Years (1937)
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- 1h 13min
- Comedy, Drama
- 12 Mar 1938 (USA)
- Movie
David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her job.
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Robert Montgomery | ... |
David Conway
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Virginia Bruce | ... |
Lynn Conway
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Warren William | ... |
Harry Borden
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Binnie Barnes | ... |
Claudia Weston
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Alan Dinehart | ... |
Samuel Z. Walker
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Harry Davenport | ... |
Uncle Dawson
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Nydia Westman | ... |
Midge
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Donald Briggs | ... |
William Regan
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Jonathan Hale | ... |
Judge Parker
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E.E. Clive | ... |
Chester Blascomb
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Lee Bowman | ... |
George Wallace
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Torben Meyer | ... |
Karl
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Bodil Rosing | ... |
Martha
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Irving Bacon | ... |
Wilkins
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Barbara Bedford | ... |
Sadie (uncredited)
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Lane Chandler | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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Frederick Clarke | ... |
Ito - Harry's Butler (uncredited)
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Roger Converse | ... |
Young Actor with Reggie (uncredited)
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Edgar Dearing | ... |
Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
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Rex Evans | ... |
Reggie (uncredited)
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Jean Fenwick | ... |
Miss Moffat - Harry's Secretary (uncredited)
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Mahlon Hamilton | ... |
Man in Reception Office (uncredited)
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Priscilla Lawson | ... |
Mary Brown - Lynn's Secretary (uncredited)
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Eleanor Lynn | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Wally Maher | ... |
Organ Installer (uncredited)
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Roger Moore | ... |
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
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Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
The Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Harry Strang | ... |
Jerry - the Boat Workman (uncredited)
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Monte Vandergrift | ... |
Monte - Organ Installer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Thorpe |
Written by
Melville Baker | ... | (screen play) |
Norman Krasna | ... | (original story) |
Produced by
Norman Krasna | ... | producer |
Music by
William Axt | ... | (as Dr. William Axt) |
Cinematography by
Joseph Ruttenberg | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Conrad A. Nervig | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dolph Zimmer | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Urie McCleary | ... | associate art director |
Edwin B. Willis | ... | associate art director |
Tom Ordoqui | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Joe Edmondson | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dolly Tree | ... | wardrobe |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leo Arnaud | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Murray Cutter | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Jack Virgil | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (presents)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
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Taglines | SEASON'S GAYEST ROMANTIC HIT! (original ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This film received its initial television broadcast in Los Angeles Wednesday 5 June 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11); it first aired in Chicago 1 August 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Norfolk VA 16 December 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), in Philadelphia 20 December 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), in San Francisco 22 January 1958 on KGO (Channel 7), in Indianapolis 27 April 1958 on WLW-I (Channel 13), and in Tucson 11 July 1958 on KVOA (Channel 4) ; but its earliest documented telecast in New York City did not take place until 28 July 1963 on WCBS (Channel 2). See more » |
Goofs | As Lynn's plane takes off on her flight from New York to Los Angeles, very early in takeoff you can see a large palm tree out the plane's windows. It's rather obvious the background footage was shot in California. See more » |
Soundtracks | Misunderstood See more » |