Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004) (TV)

Director:

Nadia Tass

Writer:

Valerie Tripp ("Samantha" stories from the "The American Girl Collection")

Release Date:

23 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Drama

Plot:

Set in 1904, "American Girls" revolves around Samantha as she moves in with her grandmother and learns how to become a proper Victorian young lady.

Plot Keywords:

Sister | Servant | Friend | Turkey | Orphanage

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Mia Farrow	...	Grandmary Edwards
AnnaSophia Robb	...	Samantha
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Olivia Ballantyne	...	Jenny O'Malley
Jordan Bridges	...	Uncle Gard
Jackie Brown	...	Factory Lady
Hannah Endicott-Douglas	...	Bridget O'Malley
Karen Eyo	...	School Principal
Keir Gilchrist	...	Factory Boy
Ashley Green	...	Background
Shary Guthrie	...	Teacher
Katie Henney	...	Host of 'Behind the Scenes'
Michael Kanev	...	Eddie Ryland
Kelsey Lewis	...	Nellie O'Malley
Rebecca Mader	...	Aunt Cornelia
Shae Norris	...	Agatha
Clare Stone	...	Emma

Also Known As:

American Girls: Samantha (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Red Om Films

Trivia:

Debut of AnnaSophia Robb.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Not only are the coins in Eddie Ryland's money jar new, several of them are Canadian.

Quotes:

[On Samantha's enthusiasm]
Uncle Gard: Cornelia, you've created a crusader.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005) (TV)

One of those warm, sweet Victorian stories.

Nellie is one of the children of the hired help. Samantha is a lonely little, rich girl. They befriend each other and are a comfort to one another.

Historically interesting as well. Brings out the way life was for children regarding child-labor in factories. They were more like slaves than employees.

This film really drew me in, mainly because I love films regarding the Victorian time period. But the movie is mainly about the relationship that Samantha has with her grandmother and uncle and Nellie. Everything appears to take a turn for the worse when her uncle introduces his fiancé. Samantha fears that she will now be more alone than ever, but the kindness of her uncle's new wife wins her heart.

Everything in this movie turned out the way that I would have wanted it to. Love conquered all.