The First Kiss

"All the world loves a lover."

1928 1h 1m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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The Talbots, formerly one of the Eastern Shore's first families, have gone to seed: Pap is a drunk, soddenly decaying in his ruined ancestral home, and three of his sons (William, Carol, and Ezra) are lazy, shiftless young men. Mulligan, Pap's second son who supports the entire family by oyster fishing, falls in love with wealthy Anna Lee, but when he first kisses her, she calls him "white trash."

“All the world loves a lover.”

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Cast

Fay Wray
Anna Lee
Gary Cooper
Mulligan Talbot
Lane Chandler
William Talbot
Leslie Fenton
Carol Talbot
Paul Fix
Ezra Talbot
Malcolm Williams
"Pap"
Monroe Owsley
Other suitor
George Nash
(uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rowland V. Lee
Writers: Tristram Tupper, John Farrow
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rowland V. Lee, shot by Alfred Gilks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Fay Wray and Gary Cooper and Lane Chandler carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All the world loves a lover.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0018892 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Rowland V. Lee directs. Alfred Gilks behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
298 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Rowland V. Lee, shot by Alfred Gilks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Fay Wray and Gary Cooper and Lane Chandler carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "All the world loves a lover.".
7IMDB entry: tt0018892 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "brother", "fisherman", "maryland", "alcoholism".