Her First Beau

Her First Beau

LOVE BEGINS AT 16! - "...Well, Anyway, GOING ON 16!"...AND FUN BEGINS the moment this pictures hits the screen! Fun and romance...drama, thrills, and just sheer deviltry!

1941 · 77 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Romance

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.

Directed by Theodore Reed · Written by Florence Ryerson

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Cast

Jane Withers Penelope 'Penny' Wood
Jackie Cooper Chuck Harris
Edith Fellows Milly Lou
Josephine Hutchinson Mrs. Wood
William Tracy Mervyn Roberts
Martha O'Driscoll Julie Harris
Edgar Buchanan Elmer Tuttle
Kenneth Howell Roger Van Vleck
Una O'Connor Effie
Jonathan Hale Mr. Harris
Addison Richards Dr. Tom Wood
Douglas Fahy Student

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