The Little Princess (1939)

★ 6.7 1h 33m IMDb

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

The Little Princess

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Cast

Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple as Sara Crewe Died 2014 · Santa Monica, California, USA Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child act...
Richard Greene
Richard Greene as Geoffrey Hamilton Died 1985 · Plymouth, Devon, England, UK Richard Marius Joseph Greene was a noted English film and television actor. A matinee idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British T...
Anita Louise
Anita Louise as Rose Died 1970 · New York City, New York, USA Anita Louise (born January 9, 1915) was an American actress. She made her acting debut on Broadway at the age of six, and within a year was appearing regularly in Hollywood films. By her late teens s...
Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter as Captain Crewe Died 1975 · Cape Town, South Africa Ian Hunter (13 June 1900 – 22 September 1975) was a British character actor. Among dozens of film roles, his best-remembered appearances include That Certain Woman (1937) with Bette Davis, The Advent...
Arthur Treacher
Arthur Treacher as Bertie Minchin Died 1975 · Brighton, England, UK Born Arthur Veary Treacher in Brighton, East Sussex, England, he was the son of a lawyer. He established a stage career after returning from World War I, and by 1928, he had come to America as part of...
Mary Nash
Mary Nash as Amanda Minchin Died 1976 · Troy, New York, USA Mary Nash (born Mary Honora Ryan) was a noted American stage and screen actress..

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CinemaSerf 7/10 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 cameo from the shell-shocked Morton Lowry), severely test the patience of her reluctant new guardian and hopefully track down her father. Yes, it smacks a little of "Cinderella" with a little "Annie" thrown in too, but the star is on great form as she sails, nonchalantly, through the proceedings with a charming and engaging air. Maybe the romance between Richard Greene ("Geoffrey") and Anita Louise ("Rose") clutters it up a bit, but otherwise a strong cast support the youngster ably with a suitably curmudgeonly Miles Mander ("Lord Wickham"), a cheery Arthur Treacher and Cesar Romero as the old lord's kindly butler. It's fun to watch - we always know what's going to happen in the end, but so what - it's a harmless and enjoyable bit of colourful escapism made just before times got really grim for many.

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