The First Year

Summary "The First Year" was 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. 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). View more details

The First Year

Directed : William K. Howard

Written : Frank Craven Lynn Starling

Stars : Dudley Digges Charles Farrell Janet Gaynor Minna Gombell

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Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Jul 30, 1932

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Fox Film Corporation

Summary "The First Year" was 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. 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). View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Jul 30, 1932

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Fox Film Corporation

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