Poor Little Rich Girl (1936 film)
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The Little Colonel: Directed by David Butler. With Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge. In the post-Civil war south, a darling little girl attempts to restore the peace between her parents and her plantation owner grandfather.
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- Comedy, Family, Musical
- David Butler
- 1935-02-22
The Little Colonel is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by William M. Conselman was adapted from the children's novel of the same name by Annie Fellows Johnston, originally published in 1895.
As box-office queen, the mighty moppet would dominate Hollywood during the second half of the 1930's. Never was a despot so welcomed or a tyrant so loved. As one of the industry's finest character actors, crusty Lionel Barrymore gives the little lady a run for her money.
Mar 3, 2019 · The first of four films starring Shirley Temple alongside Bill Robinson, The Little Colonel is a fun film of north and south camaraderie post-civil war, however portrayals of African Americans in the film will, no doubt, be troubling for modern audiences.
A southern colonel (Lionel Barrymore) is embittered when his daughter (Evelyn Venable) elopes with a northerner (John Lodge) and banishes them from the arc of his benevolence.
May 23, 2013 · A review of The Little Colonel (1935) directed by David Butler and starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, and Bill Bojangles Robinson.
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In the post-Civil war south, a darling little girl attempts to restore the peace between her parents and her plantation owner grandfather.
