The Little Princess poster

The Little Princess( 1939)

TV-MAFamilyDramaComedy
67%
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A great classic comes to life in glorious Technicolor!

Overview

A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Shirley Temple

      Sara Crewe

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      Richard Greene

      Geoffrey Hamilton

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      Anita Louise

      Rose

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      Ian Hunter

      Captain Crewe

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      Arthur Treacher

      Bertie Minchin

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      Mary Nash

      Amanda Minchin

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      Cesar Romero

      Ram Dass

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      Miles Mander

      Lord Wickham

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      Marcia Mae Jones

      Lavinia

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      Beryl Mercer

      Queen Victoria

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      Deidre Gale

      Jessie

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      Ira Stevens

      Ermengarde

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      E. E. Clive

      Mr. Barrows

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      Eily Malyon

      Cook

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      Clyde Cook

      Attendant

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      Keith Hitchcock

      Bobbie

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      Will Stanton

      Groom

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      Harry Allen

      Groom

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      Holmes Herbert

      Doctor

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      Evan Thomas

      Doctor

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      Guy Bellis

      Doctor

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      Kenneth Hunter

      General

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      Lionel Braham

      Colonel

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      Frank Baker

      Officer

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      Sidney Bracey

      Pedestrian Discussing the War

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      Eve Conrad

      Maid

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      Robert Cory

      Bobbie

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      Herbert Evans

      Orderly Chasing Sara

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      Olaf Hytten

      Pedestrian Discussing the War

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      Lilyan Irene

      Maid

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      Charles Irwin

      Wounded Soldier Outside Hospital

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      Patrick X. Kerry

      Wounded Irishman

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      Morton Lowry

      Traumatized Young Soldier

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      Jean Manners

      Nurse

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      Vesey O'Davoren

      Orderly

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      Antonia Oland

      Student

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      Rita Page

      Minnie the Cook's Helper

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      Hilda Plowright

      Nurse

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      Gerald Rogers

      Pedestrian Discussing the War

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      Leslie Sketchley

      Bobbie

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      Amzie Strickland

      Nurse

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      David Thursby

      Orderly Sergeant

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      Clare Verdera

      Nurse

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      Sybil Jason

      Becky

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jun 22 2022
    Young "Sara" (Shirley Temple) is the apple of her military father's eye. When he (Ian Hunter) is sent abroad to fight in the Boer war, she is left at a posh boarding school run by the pernickety "Miss Minchin" (Mary Nash). Initially, this all goes swimmingly until news reaches them that her father has been killed at the siege of Mafeking and she, now penniless, has to serve as a glorified scullery maid. Disbelieving of her father's fate, the young girl and her fellow skivvy "Becky" (Sybil Jason) have some fun escapades that make her some new friends amongst the war wounded (including a touching...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • servant
    • orphanage
    • child
    • riches to rags