Her First Romance (1940): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1940, Her First Romance is a drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk, running about 73 minutes. “A Man for Every Moment of the Day!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Linda Strong, a bookish, frumpy co-ed, is invited to a formal dance as a sorority pledge initiation prank. Her selfish stepsister and guardian, Eileen, refuses to buy Linda a dress and decides that she is too young to attend. Katy, the cook, buys Linda a dress and with the help of Linda's cousin, Marian, conspires to get Linda to the dance. When Linda's friend Suzy tells her that she was invited as a prank, however, she refuses to go to the dance. Without her glasses and wearing stylish clothes, Linda is quite attractive, but she still rejects all the invitations from the fraternity brothers. She is crying outside the house when Chicago opera star Philip Niles arrives and offers to escort her to the dance. Eileen is at the dance with her fiancé John Gilman, who was Marian's boyfriend until Eileen stole him away.

Who’s in it. Her First Romance stars Edith Fellows as Linda Strong, Wilbur Evans as Philip Niles, Julie Bishop as Eileen Strong and Alan Ladd as John Gilman, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Her First Romance has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Her First Romance page.

If you liked it. Fans of Her First Romance tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.