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Her First Beau (1941)
Director: Theodore Reed
Cast: Jane Withers, Jackie Cooper, Edith Fellows, Josephine Hutchinson
Runtime77 min
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15-year-old Penelope (Penny) Wood has two great interests - Chuck Harris and the hope that some day she might become a famous,great writer. Chuck also has two interests - his home-made glider and the hope that some day he will go to Tech college. His indifference to Penny is her chief source of annoyance. Mervyn Roberts, Penny's uncle who is only five years older than she is, arrives home with a guest, Roger Van Vleck, and Penny falls for Roger's sophistication. Chuck, resentful, continues to work on his glider over his father's objections. His father wants it destroyed but Elmer Tuttle, their hired man, hides it.
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Her First Beau is a 1941 romantic comedy that has received little critical attention over the years. The film focuses on a 15-year-old girl named Penny who becomes infatuated with her older uncle's sophisticated friend. While details on awards or audience reception are not readily available, the film appears to be an overlooked entry in the career of director Theodore Reed.
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Fans of lighthearted 1940s romantic comedies directed by Theodore Reed will appreciate the charming performances and antics of Jane Withers and Jackie Cooper in this humorous coming-of-age tale from 1941.
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Her First Beau is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed by Theodore Reed and starring Jane Withers, Jackie Cooper and Edith Fellows. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures, and the screenplay was written by Gladys Lehman and Karen DeWolf based on the 1939 play June Mad by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements, which was adapted in turn from their 1930 novel This Awful Age.
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