That Certain Age

That Certain Age (1938)

TORN BETWEEN TWO GREAT LOVES...and a chocolate sundae!

Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send him off to China. However, first Fullerton invites Bullit to the peace and quiet of his own home to write a series of European affair articles. When Fullerton's adolescent daughter Alice develops a crush on Bullit, her suitor, boyscout Ken Warren, doesn't seem to stand a chance. Mr. and Mrs. Fullerton, Ken Warren, and even Vincent Bullit himself do their best to sway young Alice's feelings away from the older man. It's a difficult task though, as she is at 'that certain age.'

Date of release
1938-10-06
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy, Music
Director
Edward Ludwig

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

That Certain Age is a 1938 American musical film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Deanna Durbin and Melvyn Douglas. Based on a story by Aleen Leslie (Wetstein) that was adapted by F. Hugh Herbert, the film is about a dashing reporter who returns from covering the Spanish Civil War and is invited to spend time at his publisher's home, where his adolescent daughter develops a crush on him. The family does their best to sway the young girl's feelings away from the reporter, but it is a challenge, as she is at "that certain age". Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film received Academy Award nominations for Best Music and Best Sound Recording.

Production

Deanna Durbin made the film when she was fifteen. Her character had a chaste romance in her previous film, Mad About Music. Universal said prior to filming that "there will be a very slight romance for Deanna" in the film. "There will be two boys instead of one and Miss Durbin will indicate a preference for one of them, a good, substantial lad instead of the wealthy, somewhat spoiled youngster.

Jackie Cooper was cast in May; under the deal he agreed to do two more films for Universal.

Word got out that the plot would include Deanna eloping and having a screen kiss. Universal were deluged with protests and these elements were removed.

Filming stated on 15 May 1938. Outdoor scenes were shot on an estate in Pasadena.

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