---
title: 'That Certain Age (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Ludwig'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/that-certain-age-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030854/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# That Certain Age (1938)

1938 · 84 min · Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

That Certain Age is a 1938 American musical film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Deanna Durbin and Melvyn Douglas. Based on a story by Aleen Leslie (Wetstein) that was adapted by F. Hugh Herbert, the film is about a dashing reporter who returns from covering the Spanish Civil War and is invited to spend time at his publisher's home, where his adolescent daughter develops a crush on him. The family does their best to sway the young girl's feelings away from the reporter, but it is a challenge, as she is at "that certain age". Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film received Academy Award nominations for Best Music and Best Sound Recording.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ludwig)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [Charles Brackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-brackett), [Bruce Manning](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-manning)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charles Previn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-previn)
- **Producer:** [Joe Pasternak](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-pasternak)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph A. Valentine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-a-valentine)

## Cast

- [Irene Rich](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-rich)
- [Grant Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-mitchell)
- [Juanita Quigley](https://cinepixo.com/people/juanita-quigley)
- [Jackie Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-cooper)
- [John Halliday](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-halliday)
- [Nancy Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-carroll)
- [Charles Pearce Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-pearce-coleman)
- [Deanna Durbin](https://cinepixo.com/people/deanna-durbin)
- [Melvyn Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvyn-douglas)
- [Rolfe Sedan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolfe-sedan)

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