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1952 film by Frank Tashlin

The First Time

Directed by	Frank Tashlin
Screenplay by	Jean Rouverol Hugo Butler Frank Tashlin Dane Lussier
Based on	(Based on a Story) Jean Rouverol Hugo Butler
Produced by	Harold Hecht
Starring	Robert Cummings Barbara Hale Jeff Donnell
Narrated by	Stuffy Singer
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Edited by	Viola Lawrence
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender
Production companies	Norma Productions Halburt Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	January 31, 1952 (1952-01-31)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The First Time is a 1952 American comedy drama film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Robert Cummings, Barbara Hale and Jeff Donnell. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

Expectant parents Joe and Betsy Bennett eagerly await the arrival of their new baby. After the baby arrives, they discover the other side of parenting: sleepless nights, mounting expenses and little free time.

Cast

Robert Cummings as Joe Bennett
Barbara Hale as Betsy Bennett
Bill Goodwin as Mel Gilbert
Jeff Donnell as Donna Gilbert
Carl Benton Reid as Andrew Bennett
Mona Barrie as Cassie Mayhew
Kathleen Comegys as Florence Bennet
Paul Harvey as Leeming
Cora Witherspoon as Nurse Salisbury

Production

The film was originally called Small Wonder. It was produced by Halburt, the production company of Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster, and was originally to have starred Larry Parks but he was unavailable because of possible future appearances before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Barbara Hale made her first appearance since giving birth to her son William Katt.

Filming started April 1951 and finished on June 4.

References

"FIRST TIME", The Monthly Film Bulletin London Vol. 19, Iss. 216, (Jan 1, 1952): 50.
Vagg, Stephen (29 October 2024). "Movie Star Cold Streaks: Robert Cummings". Filmink. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
"Drama: Barbara Hale 'Small Wonder' Star". Los Angeles Times. 12 Apr 1951. p. B11.
SAM ZOLOTOW. (Apr 13, 1951). "OVERHEAD FORCES 'JULIET' TO LEAVE". New York Times. p. 20.

External links

The First Time at IMDb
The First Time at the TCM Movie Database
The First Time at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
The First Time at Letterbox DVD

v t e Feature films directed by Frank Tashlin
The First Time (1952) Son of Paleface (1952) Marry Me Again (1953) Susan Slept Here (1954) Artists and Models (1955) The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) The Girl Can't Help It (1956) Hollywood or Bust (1956) Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958) The Geisha Boy (1958) Say One for Me (1959) Cinderfella (1960) Bachelor Flat (1962) It's Only Money (1962) The Man from the Diners' Club (1963) Who's Minding the Store? (1963) The Disorderly Orderly (1964) The Alphabet Murders (1965) The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) Caprice (1967) The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)

Feature films directed by Frank Tashlin

The First Time (1952)
Son of Paleface (1952)
Marry Me Again (1953)
Susan Slept Here (1954)
Artists and Models (1955)
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958)
The Geisha Boy (1958)
Say One for Me (1959)
Cinderfella (1960)
Bachelor Flat (1962)
It's Only Money (1962)
The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Caprice (1967)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)

v t e Norma Productions
Presidents	Harold Hecht (Filmography) Burt Lancaster (Filmography)
Key people	Maxwell Arnow Loring Buzzell George Glass James Hill Joseph Hyams Harry Kleiner Gilbert Kurland Nat Perrin Walter Seltzer Lu Ann Simms
Films	Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) The Flame and the Arrow (1950) Ten Tall Men (1951) The First Time (1952) The Crimson Pirate (1952) His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) Apache (1954) Vera Cruz (1954) Marty (1955) The Kentuckian (1955) Trapeze (1956) The Bachelor Party (1957) Sweet Smell of Success (Soundtrack) (1957) Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) Separate Tables (1958) The Rabbit Trap (1959) Cry Tough (1959) The Devil's Disciple (1959) Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959) Take a Giant Step (1959) The Unforgiven (1960) The Young Savages (1961) Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Subsidiaries	Alma Productions Calyork Music Calyork Records Clifton Productions Colby Music Contemporary Productions Flora Productions Halburt Productions Hecht & Buzzell Music Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Films Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions (Australia) Hecht-Lancaster Organization Hecht-Lancaster Productions Hecht-Lancaster & Buzzell Music James Productions Joanna Productions Leigh Music Linden Productions Maine Records Sheila Productions Steven Productions Susan Productions William Enterprises
Affiliates	Anne Productions Bryna Productions Brynaprod Canon Productions Columbia Pictures Curtleigh Productions Jeffrey Productions Harold Hecht Productions Frank Ross Productions Norlan Productions United Artists United Productions of America Universal-International Pictures Universal Pictures Warner Brothers Pictures

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