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The Little Princess is a 1939 American drama film directed by Walter Lang. The screenplay by Ethel Hill and Walter Ferris is loosely based on the 1905 novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film was the first Shirley Temple movie to be filmed completely in Technicolor. [3]
The Little Princess: Directed by Walter Lang, William A. Seiter. With Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter. A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls while he fights in the Second Boer War.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Walter Lang, William A. Seiter
- 1939-03-17
A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls, due to her father having to go to South Africa to fight in the Second Boer War.Direct...
- 93 min
- 1.6M
- Cult Cinema Classics
Jan 17, 2023 · A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls, when her father fights in the Second Boer War. Later, when he is presumed dead she is...
- 93 min
- 136.4K
- Ms. Movies by FilmIsNow
20th Century Fox spared no expense on The Little Princess, which was Temple's first Technicolor film, and boasted a strong supporting cast that was perhaps a bit too talented for Shirley's liking. Playing a cockney maid who becomes Sara's friend was a charming scene-stealer named Sybil Jason.
- Walter Lang, Gene Bryant
- Shirley Temple
A classic children's film about a girl who loses her privileges and her father in the Boer War and becomes a servant. She refuses to believe her father is dead and finds him with the help of Queen Victoria.
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Shirley Temple The Little Princess in Color. A true Shirley Temple classic. Perfect for the whole family. An aristocratic child forced by fate from her home in India to a cheerless London boarding school. 312 1 h 33 min 1943.