Summary
The First Hundred Years is an American film comedy-drama first released in 1938,
directed by Richard Thorpe.
The film stars Robert Montgomery, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, Binnie Barnes and Alan Dinehart.
It has also been released under the title: The First 100 Years.
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Credits
- Director: Richard Thorpe
- Script: Norman Krasna, Melville Baker
- Photo: Joseph Ruttenberg
- Music: William Axt
- Cast: Robert Montgomery (David Conway), Virginia Bruce (Lynn Claymore Conway), Warren William (Harry Borden), Binnie Barnes (Claudia Weston), Alan Dinehart (Samuel Z. ’Sam’ Walker), Harry Davenport (Uncle Dawson), Nydia Westman (Miss Midge Finch), Donald Briggs (William ’Bill’ Regan), Jonathan Hale (Judge Parker), E.E. Clive (Chester Blascomb), Lee Bowman (George Wallace), Torben Meyer (Karl, Conway’s Butler), Bodil Rosing (Martha, Conway’s Maid), Irving Bacon (Wilkins, Substitute Butler and Spy), Barbara Bedford (Sadie), Lane Chandler (Doorman), Frederick Clark (Ito, Harry’s Butler), Roger Converse (Young Actor with Reggie), Edgar Dearing (Policeman Giving Ticket), Rex Evans (Reggie), Jean Fenwick (Miss Moffat, Harry’s Secretary), Priscilla Lawson (Mary Brown, Lynn’s Secretary), Eleanor Lynn (Receptionist), Wally Maher (Organ Installer), Roger Moore (Ship’s Steward), Bert Moorhouse (Dance Floor Extra), Lee Phelps (The Judge’s Clerk), Cyril Ring (Dance Floor Extra), Harry Strang (Jerry, the Boat Workman), Monte Vandergrift (Monte, Organ Installer)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 73 min; B&W
- Aka: The First 100 Years
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