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The Little Princess (1939) -- A poor but proud girl searches army hospitals for her father, reported dead in the Boer War.

Overview

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Director:
Walter Lang
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Writers:
Ethel Hill (screenplay) and
Walter Ferris (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 March 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical more
Plot:
A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls, due to her father having to go to Africa with the army. full summary | add synopsis
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Temple Plays The Title more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Hindi
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Ontario) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | USA:Approved (PCA #4712)

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The original source of the movie was a novel called "Sara Crewe; or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and it was published in 1888. She later adapted her book for the stage calling it "A Little Princess" (in London, 1902) and "The Little Princess" (in New York, 1903). It was successful enough that her publisher, C. Scribner's Sons, requested that she expand her original novel to include scenes from the play. The result was the final novel, "A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe," which was published in 1905, and is the secondary source for the movie. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Sara Crewe: Why are they sending so many soldiers, daddy, if it's only going to be a little war?
Captain Reginald Crewe: To make those stubborn Boers take us seriously this time, my darling. When they realize Her Majesty intends to put a stop to their nonsense, they'll quiet down.
Sara Crewe: They'd better. Anyhow, when you get there, you'll stop them. Won't you, daddy?
Captain Reginald Crewe: I'll do my best, dear.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004) more
Soundtrack:
God Save the Queen more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Temple Plays The Title, 27 September 2005
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Author: obrofta from United States

We are always captivated by a young person's grown up prowess on stage or screen. This is certainly true of Temple's performance. We are intimidated by her poise and strength, but endeared to her by her sincerity. Who will forget Caesar Romero (or better who would guess it was him)in the role of the Indian servant? The scene when Queen Victoria visits the hospital is gripping. On the one hand, we know the writers could not be so cruel to let her father escape her, yet on the other hand the writers and players condition you into feeling ... . Well, you'll just have to watch the movie.

Temple also pulls off the "the princess and the pauper" (one implied title of the movie) class switch well. Excellent character actors and actresses support.

I think a good movie for young people to watch.

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