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The First Year

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Director
  
William K. Howard

Screenplay
  
Frank Craven

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.2/10
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Genre
  
Comedy, Drama

Cinematography
  
Hal Mohr

Country
  
United States

Release date
  
July 31, 1932 (1932-07-31)

Writer
  
Frank Craven (play), Lynn Starling

Cast
  
Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Elda Vokel

Similar movies
  
Bubchen (1968)

Just how important is the first year of your life


The First Year is a 1932 American pre-Code film based on a 1920 play that originally ran on Broadway at the Little Theatre. The play was written by Frank Craven and produced by John Golden. It closed in 1922 after 760 performances.

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In 1932, a film adapted from the Craven play was written by Lynn Starling. The film starred Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, and was directed by William K. Howard.

Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics Seventh Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), and Lucky Star (1929); Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress for the first two and F. W. Murnau's Sunrise (1927).

Cast

  • Janet Gaynor as Grace Livingston
  • Charles Farrell as Tommy Tucker
  • Minna Gombell as Mrs. Barstow
  • Dudley Digges as Dr. Anderson
  • George Meeker as Dick Loring
  • Robert McWade as Fred Livingston
  • References

    The First Year Wikipedia
    The First Year IMDb


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