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My First Love

  • TV Movie
  • 1988
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
222
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My First Love (1988)
DramaRomance

A widow (Beatrice Arthur) gets in touch with her former high-school sweetheart, a divorced doctor (Richard Kiley) with a young girlfriend (Joan Van Ark).A widow (Beatrice Arthur) gets in touch with her former high-school sweetheart, a divorced doctor (Richard Kiley) with a young girlfriend (Joan Van Ark).A widow (Beatrice Arthur) gets in touch with her former high-school sweetheart, a divorced doctor (Richard Kiley) with a young girlfriend (Joan Van Ark).

  • Director
    • Gilbert Cates
  • Writer
    • Ed Kaplan
  • Stars
    • Bea Arthur
    • Richard Kiley
    • Joan Van Ark
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    222
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gilbert Cates
    • Writer
      • Ed Kaplan
    • Stars
      • Bea Arthur
      • Richard Kiley
      • Joan Van Ark
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast27

    Bea Arthur
    Bea Arthur
    • Jean Miller
    • (as Beatrice Arthur)
    Richard Kiley
    Richard Kiley
    • Sam Morrissey
    Joan Van Ark
    Joan Van Ark
    • Claire Thomas
    Anne Francis
    Anne Francis
    • Terry
    Richard Herd
    Richard Herd
    • Chet Townsend
    Barbara Barrie
    Barbara Barrie
    • Ruth Waxman
    Edith Fields
    Edith Fields
    • Marion
    Kate Charleson
    • Barbara
    Julia Meade
    Julia Meade
    • Chris Baker
    Tom Fridley
    Tom Fridley
    • Ray McDonald
    Lewis Arquette
    Lewis Arquette
    • Mark Grossman
    Susan Johnson
    • Bernice
    Larry Marco
    • Martin Miller
    Jack Heller
    Jack Heller
    • Marshall
    Janet Brandt
    Janet Brandt
    • Mrs. Salsky
    Julio Mechoso
    • David
    Barbara C. Adside
    • Marie Mitchell
    • (as Barbara Adside)
    Jonathan Tisch
    Jonathan Tisch
    • Concierge
    • Director
      • Gilbert Cates
    • Writer
      • Ed Kaplan
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews8

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Bea Arthur uses the same wardrobe in this movie as she used in "The Golden Girls".
    • Goofs
      Obvious stunt double for Richard Kiley in the scene where he falls into the water at Central Park. The hair on the stunt double's wig is fuller and whiter in the back than Mr. Kiley's real hair.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 4, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Second Chance
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • The Avnet/Kerner Company
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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