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Her First Romance

  • 1951
  • Passed
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
144
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Allen Martin Jr. and Margaret O'Brien in Her First Romance (1951)
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Betty Foster (Margaret O'Brien), a high school student, has a crush on Bobby Evans (Allen Martin Jr.), who is more interested in sports than girls. Betty and her kid brother,Herbie (Jimmy Hu... Read allBetty Foster (Margaret O'Brien), a high school student, has a crush on Bobby Evans (Allen Martin Jr.), who is more interested in sports than girls. Betty and her kid brother,Herbie (Jimmy Hunt), follow Bobby and Lucille Stewart (Elinor Donahue), Betty's competitor in the pursuit ... Read allBetty Foster (Margaret O'Brien), a high school student, has a crush on Bobby Evans (Allen Martin Jr.), who is more interested in sports than girls. Betty and her kid brother,Herbie (Jimmy Hunt), follow Bobby and Lucille Stewart (Elinor Donahue), Betty's competitor in the pursuit of Bobby. Betty's efforts to have Bobby crowned King of the Camp, and win his lover, almos... Read all

  • Director
    • Seymour Friedman
  • Writers
    • Albert Mannheimer
    • Herman Wouk
  • Stars
    • Margaret O'Brien
    • Allen Martin Jr.
    • Jimmy Hunt
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    144
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Seymour Friedman
    • Writers
      • Albert Mannheimer
      • Herman Wouk
    • Stars
      • Margaret O'Brien
      • Allen Martin Jr.
      • Jimmy Hunt
    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Margaret O'Brien
    Margaret O'Brien
    • Betty Foster
    Allen Martin Jr.
    • Bobby Evans
    Jimmy Hunt
    Jimmy Hunt
    • Herbie Foster
    Sharyn Moffett
    Sharyn Moffett
    • Leona Dean
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Mrs. Foster
    Lloyd Corrigan
    Lloyd Corrigan
    • Mr. Gauss, School Principal
    Elinor Donahue
    Elinor Donahue
    • Lucille Stewart
    Susan Stevens
    • Clara
    Marissa O'Brien
    Marissa O'Brien
    • Tillie
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    Arthur Space
    • Joseph 'Joe' Foster
    Otto Hulett
    Otto Hulett
    • Valentine Evans - Attorney at Law
    Lois Pace
    • Violet
    Harlan Warde
    Harlan Warde
    • Paul Powers
    Maudie Prickett
    Maudie Prickett
    • Miss Pond - Schoolteacher
    Melinda Byron
    Melinda Byron
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Dubov
    Paul Dubov
    • Camp Counsellor
    • (uncredited)
    Wayne A. Farlow
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Gray
    Billy Gray
    • Boy at Camp Barracks
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Seymour Friedman
    • Writers
      • Albert Mannheimer
      • Herman Wouk
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    4/10
    Okay for pre-teen girls, I guess
    This attempt to continue Margeret O'Brien's starring roles into her teens is completely unengaging to me -- although it is possible that in an earlier era, when magazines like TIGER BEAT appealed to pre-teens anxiously awaiting the onset of adolescence, it might have actually found an audience. But, speaking as a man in his fifties more than half a century later, it all seems too coy and calculated to be very interesting.

    Miss O'Brien's performance, as always, is excellent, but not at all suited to a comedy where she must carry the emotional weight herself -- her earlier roles, such as in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS come off as comic because no one took her very seriously. Here it would require some very delicate work in all departments for the audience to care deeply about Miss O'Brien and yet not take her seriously, and it doesn't show up here.
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    • Release date
      • May 4, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Romantic Age
    • Filming locations
      • Cedar Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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