---
title: 'First Love (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Koster'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/first-love-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031311/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# First Love (1939)

1939 · 84 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

First Love is a 1939 American musical film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. An adaptation of the fairy tale Cinderella, the film is about orphan Constance "Connie" Harding who is sent to live with her wealthy aunt Grace and uncle James after graduating from boarding school. Her life is made difficult by her snobby cousin Barbara who arranges that she stay home while the rest of the family attends a major social ball. With the help of James, Connie makes it to the ball, where she meets and falls in love with Barbara's boyfriend Ted Drake. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Music at the 12th Academy Awards. It was on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) but was not nominated.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Koster](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-koster)
- **Producer:** [Henry Koster](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-koster), [Joe Pasternak](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-pasternak)
- **Screenplay:** [Bruce Manning](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-manning)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter), [Charles Previn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-previn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph A. Valentine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-a-valentine)
- **Editor:** [Bernard W. Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-w-burton)

## Cast

- [Thurston Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/thurston-hall)
- [Charles Pearce Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-pearce-coleman)
- [Eugene Pallette](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-pallette)
- [Marcia Mae Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcia-mae-jones)
- [Mary Treen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-treen)
- [Jack Mulhall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mulhall)
- [Lucille Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucille-ward)
- [Robert Stack](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stack)
- [Leatrice Joy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leatrice-joy)
- [Kathleen Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-howard)
- [Samuel S. Hinds](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-s-hinds)
- [Doris Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-lloyd)
- [June Storey](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-storey)
- [Frank Jenks](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-jenks)
- [Helen Parrish](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-parrish)

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