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It Started with Eve is a 1941 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, and Charles Laughton. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Music Score (Charles Previn and Hans J. Salter). The film is considered by some critics to be Durbin's best film, and the last in which she worked with the producer (Joe Pasternak) and director (Henry Koster) that groomed her for stardom. It Started with Eve was remade in 1964 as I'd Rather Be Rich.
Original Release
09/26/1941
US Release
09/26/1941
Cast
Name | Character |
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Deanna Durbin | Anne Terry |
Charles Laughton | Jonathan Reynolds |
Robert Cummings | J. Reynolds Jr. / Johnny Reynolds Jr. |
Guy Kibbee | Bishop Maxwell / Bishop |
Margaret Tallichet | Gloria Pennington |
Catherine Doucet | Mrs. Pennington |
Walter Catlett | Doctor Harvey / Dr. Harvey |
Charles Coleman | Roberts |
Leonard Elliott | Reverend Stebbins / Henry Stebbins |
Irving Bacon | Raven |
Directors
Writers
Norman Krasna, Leo Townsend, Hanns Kräly
Cast
Name | Character |
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Deanna Durbin | Anne Terry |
Charles Laughton | Jonathan Reynolds |
Robert Cummings | J. Reynolds Jr. / Johnny Reynolds Jr. |
Guy Kibbee | Bishop Maxwell / Bishop |
Margaret Tallichet | Gloria Pennington |
Catherine Doucet | Mrs. Pennington |
Walter Catlett | Doctor Harvey / Dr. Harvey |
Charles Coleman | Roberts |
Leonard Elliott | Reverend Stebbins / Henry Stebbins |
Irving Bacon | Raven |
Gus Schilling | Raven |
Wade Boteler | Harry - Newspaper Editor / Newspaper Editor |
Dorothea Kent | Jackie Donovan / Jackie |
Clara Blandick | Nurse |
Sig Arno | Captain of Waiters |
John Banner | Party Guest |
Leon Belasco | Couturier |
Wilson Benge | Williams - Butler |
Ralph Brooks | Nightclub Patron |
Jack Byron | Nightclub Patron |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joe Pasternak | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1943 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Nominated |