That Certain Age (1938)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Edward Ludwig

Writers:

Charles Brackett (writer)
F. Hugh Herbert (story)

Release Date:

7 October 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Plot:

Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton...

Plot Keywords:

Puberty | Puppy Love

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Deanna Durbin	...	Alice Fullerton
Melvyn Douglas	...	Vincent Bullitt
Jackie Cooper	...	Kenneth 'Ken' Warren
Irene Rich	...	Dorothy Fullerton
Nancy Carroll	...	Grace Bristow
John Halliday	...	Gilbert Fullerton
Jackie Searl	...	Tony (as Jack Searl)
Juanita Quigley	...	The Pest
Charles Coleman	...	Stevens
Peggy Stewart	...	Mary Lee
Grant Mitchell	...	Jeweler
Claire Du Brey	...	Horsewoman
Helen Grayco	...	Girl
Buddy Pepper	...	Friend
Vondell Darr	...	Friend

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S

Company:

Universal Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: After leaving the guesthouse, Alice says to Ken, "I'd better get ready." In the next shot her hair ribbon suddenly disappears.

Movie Connections:

References Dracula (1931)

Soundtrack:

You're as Pretty as a Picture

We Have All Been There - Our Very First Love!!!

This is a heartwarming and feel good film! Deanna Durbin is really great with her singing of the title number as well as other good songs! "That Certain Age" received two Oscar nominations in the musical category. The story is about a well to do family headed by a newspaper magnate who invites one of his reporters to his expansive estate to stay in the guest house behind their mansion. Durbin and her friends are rehearsing for a show that they are going to put on at the theatre in town and of course, they are using the guest house for their rehearsals. When they get word that this distinguished reporter is coming to visit to work on some articles, they don't like it and Durbin decides they will all pull some shenanigans to make him want to leave. Only one problem, the love bug bites Durbin and she is smitten by the older man. She becomes so enamored that she ignores the show and her friends and even her boyfriend. The reporter now has the task of setting her straight but that isn't going to be that easy to do! If you are a Deanna Durbin fan or a Melvyn Douglas fan, this film is one you won't want to miss! The rest of the cast is great too! Some really good laughs!