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The Little Princess

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The Little Princess (1939)

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Reviews Counted: 7

Fresh: 6

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 6.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins 22 secs

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's popular children's book and stage play, THE LITTLE PRINCESS features one of Shirley Temple's most memorable performances and her first Technicolor appearance. Temple stars as Sara Crewe, a little... Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's popular children's book and stage play, THE LITTLE PRINCESS features one of Shirley Temple's most memorable performances and her first Technicolor appearance. Temple stars as Sara Crewe, a little rich girl who is enrolled in a prestigious boarding school while her father goes off to fight in the Boer War in Africa. When Sara receives news of her father's death, the school's ruthless headmistress makes the newly penniless girl a galley slave and forces her to live in a cold, dark garret. Sara, who refuses to accept that her father has died, escapes from the school to search for him, believing that if she can find him, her tragic days of abuse and poverty may be over. The production values in this enthralling riches-to-rags-to-riches Victorian drama are lavish, and the plot and performances are deftly handled by director Walter Lang, but it is of course the irresistibly charming Temple who ensures THE LITTLE PRINCESS a lasting place in the hearts of her fans, film lovers, and children of all ages. [More]

Starring: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero

Starring: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero, Arthur Treacher, Mary Nash, Sybil Jason, Miles Mander, Marcia Mae Jones, Beryl Mercer

Director: Walter Lang

Director: Walter Lang
Screenwriter: Walter Ferris, Ethel Hill
Story: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Producer: Gene Markey
Composer: Walter Bullock, Samuel Pokrass

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Sep 24, 1997

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Heart tugging Temple with payoff ending

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Good Temple vehicle.

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Too sweetly cloying. Not one of little Shirley's best efforts.

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