The First Time (1952 film)

The First Time
Directed by	Frank Tashlin
Produced by	Harold Hecht
Written by	Hugo Butler Jean Rouverol Frank Tashlin
Starring	Robert Cummings Barbara Hale Bill Goodwin
Narrated by	Stuffy Singer
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Edited by	Viola Lawrence
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	January 31, 1952
Running time	89 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

The First Time is a 1952 film directed by Frank Tashlin, and starring Robert Cummings and Barbara Hale.

Plot

Expectant parents Joe (Robert Cummings) and Betsy (Barbara Hale) Bennett are anxiously await the arrival of their new baby. Then, 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
• Diana Dawson as Bit Role
• Stuffy Singer as the baby; also narrated

References

External links

• The First Time at the Internet Movie Database
• The First Time at AllMovie
• The First Time at the TCM Movie Database
• The First Time at the American Film Institute Catalog