Her First Romance (1940)

A rather plain coed Fellows and her beautiful sister Wells compete for the same man Evans. When Ladd thinks Evans is moving in on Linden he knocks him down, but things get straightened out.

Director:

Edward Dmytryk

Writers:

Adele Comandini (screenplay), Gene Stratton-Porter (novel)

Stars:

Edith Fellows, Wilbur Evans, Julie Bishop

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edith Fellows	...	Linda Strong
Wilbur Evans	...	Philip Niles
Julie Bishop	...	Eileen Strong (as Jacqueline Wells)
Alan Ladd	...	John Gilman
Judith Linden	...	Marian Strong
Roger Daniel	...	Donald Whiting
Marian Kerby	...	Katy (as Marion Kirby)
Marlo Dwyer	...	Susie Sloan (as Marla Dwyer)
Ottola Nesmith	...	Mrs. Whiting
Ray Hirsch	...	Student Butch
Alexandria Moreland	...	Co-Ed Gladys Jones
Edwin Brian	...	Student
Julie Sheldon	...	Co-Ed Nancy
John Adamson	...	Student Friday

Storyline

A rather plain coed Fellows and her beautiful sister Wells compete for the same man Evans. When Ladd thinks Evans is moving in on Linden he knocks him down, but things get straightened out.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | number in title

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Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Right Man

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Ochi Tchornya"
(uncredited)
aka "Dark Eyes"
Traditional
Sung by Edith Fellows

User Reviews

A work filled with treats.

A musical comedy starring Wilbur Evans and Edith Fellows, this work is based upon a Gene Stratton-Porter novel that is the fundament for Adele Comandini's typically sentimental and breezy screenplay, with the diminutive Fellows successfully advancing beyond her child star phase, attracting suitors as so many fireflies in a variation of the ugly duckling motif. Light opera standout Evans, a bass-baritone, and Fellows, a pleasing soprano, perform several works from classical and traditional repertoires, including several duets, and are as well a pleasing romantic pair, with the narrative concerning several intertwined relationships of the heart, with appropriate hindrances, all settled with good taste. The lovely Fellows, only 17 when this was filmed, fetchingly portrays a girl of the same age fulfilling duties as Cupid while gradually hoeing her own beaux, and there is competent support from a cast that includes Alan Ladd, Jacqueline Wells, and Judith Linden, with a particularly fine performance by the seldom-seen stage trained Marian Kerby as an Irish housekeeper/cook.