That Certain Age

That Certain Age


Universal, 1938, B/W, 101 minutes, ***

Released October, 1938



Smitten with her family's houseguest, visiting journalist Melvyn Douglas, teenager Deanna Durbin ignores former steady beau Jackie Cooper until Douglas sets things right in this song-filled romantic comedy that was co-scripted by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. Soundtrack includes "Be a Good Scout," "You're as Pretty as a Picture" and the title tune.



Producer: Joe Pasternak

Directed by: Edward Ludwig

Assistant Director: Joseph A. McDonough

Screenplay: Bruce Manning

Original Story by: F. Hugh Herbert

Musical Director: Charles Previn

"My Own," "That Certain Age," "Be a Good Scout," "You're As Pretty As a Picture"

Music: Jimmy McHugh

Lyrics: Harold Adamson

Vocal Supervision: Charles Henderson

Orchestrations: Frank Skinner

Art Director: Jack Otterson

Associate: John Ewing

Set Decorations: R. A. Gausman

Gowns: Vera West

Sound Supervisor: Bernard B. Brown

Technician: Joseph Lapis

Director of Photography: Joseph Valentine

Film Editor: Bernard W. Burton



Awards: Academy Award nominations for Best Song ("My Own") and Best Sound Recording (Bernard B. Brown)



Cast: Deanna Durbin [Alice Fullerton], Melvyn Douglas [Vincent Bullitt], Jackie Cooper [Ken], Irene Rich [Mrs. Fullerton], Nancy Carroll [Grace Bristow], John Halliday [Mr. Fullerton], Jack Searl [Tony], Juanita Quigley [The Pest], Peggy Stewart [Mary Lee], Charles Coleman [Stevens], Grant Mitchell [Jeweler], Additional Cast: Claire DuBrey [Horsewoman], Helen Greco [Girl], Lon McCallister [Billy], Buddy Pepper, Vondell Darr [Friends], Leonard Sues [Orchestra Leader], Bess Flowers, Ed Mortimer [Guests], Ruth Weston [Admirer], David Oliver [Farmer], Russell Hicks [Scout Leader], Boy Scouts of Los Angeles Troup 536 [Themselves]



Musical Program: [0:06] That Certain Age (sung by Chorus under titles); [0:07] Be a Good Scout (march arrangement played by Boy Scout Marching Band); [0:11] Be a Good Scout (sung by Deanna Durbin and Boy Scouts); [0:17] Les Filles de Cadiz (sung by Deanna Durbin); [0:40] You're as Pretty as a Picture (sung by Deanna Durbin); [1:00] Daisy (excerpts sung by Deanna Durbin and Melvyn Douglas); [1:26] My Own (sung by Deanna Durbin); [1:43] Juliet's Waltz Song ("Je veux vivre dans ce rêve," from the opera ROMÉO ET JULIETTE, sung by Deanna Durbin); [1:46] That Certain Age (sung by the kids)