The Little Princess
by Walter Lang, William A. Seiter
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Actor: Anita Louise, Cesar Romero, Ian Hunter, Richard Greene, Shirley TempleDirector: Walter Lang, William A. Seiter
Brand: GT
Cinematographer: Arthur C. Miller
Cinematographer: William V. Skall
Producer: Gene Markey
Writer: Ethel Hill
Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Writer: Walter Ferris
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-05-15
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Good Times Video
Product features:
- VHS
- SHIRLEY TEMPLE
- ARTHUR TREACHER
- CESAR ROMERO
Movie Reviews of The Little Princess
Movie Review: with grace, talent and natural charm, Shirley made this movie fly !!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Little Princess is an excellent movie starring the great child star Shirley Temple. Shirley and the rest of the cast act very convincingly throughout the film; and the plot held my interest. The choreography and cinematography enhance the movie quite a bit.
The action begins in England in 1899 at the start of the Boer War. Captain Reginald Crewe (Ian Hunter) is being deployed to South Africa to fight in the Boer War; and he is leaving his rather pampered and emotionally vulnerable child Sara (Shirley Temple) at a prestigious seminary for girls run by a nasty old lady named Amanda Minchin (Mary Nash). Amanda Minchin runs the school although Hubert 'Bertie' Minchin (Arthur Treacher) also lives with her.
It isn't long before Sara befriends two of the staff at the school: Geoffrey Hamilton (Richard Greene) and Rose (Anita Louise), her teacher. She also befriends a young servant girl at the seminary named Becky (Sybil Jason).
The war doesn't end quite as quickly as planned. In fact, things become rather nasty--and, after several long months Sara must celebrate her birthday in the seminary without her father. There is a sweet exchange of presents just before the horrific news comes that Sara's father was killed in the war and Sara is left penniless. Amanda Minchin suddenly isn't so accommodating toward Sara; she makes Sara a servant at the seminary until her bills can be paid off; and Sara must live in a dingy old and dirty room in the attic that isn't even fit for a dog.
Of course, from here the plot can go anywhere. How will Sara handle the huge change going from pampered little rich girl to servant in the seminary? Will the other girls tease her or show sympathy for Sara? What about Sara's insistence that her father is alive--is Sara dreaming this all up or could it be true? Sara even goes so far as to search army hospitals to try to find her father. Well, there are no plot spoilers here--you'll just have to watch the movie to find out!
The ballet sequence is marvelous to behold; this is Sara's dream of being out of the hands of the evil villain, that nasty Amanda Minchin. The dancing and the music are quite good.
The DVD has few extras. There is a brief trivia quiz about the movie; and we get a brief one screen long biography about Shirley Temple's career and her life after leaving show business. Sorry, folks!
Overall, The Little Princess is a fine movie vehicle for Shirley Temple. Expect some great performances from Mary Nash as Amanda Minchin and Arthur Treacher as Bertie Minchin looks great dancing with little Shirley. I highly recommend this film for fans of Shirley Temple; and people who enjoy classic movies from the golden era of Hollywood would do well to get this film.
Summary of The Little Princess
LITTLE PRINCESS - DVD MovieShirley Temple stars in this 1939 version of the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel about a little, motherless girl left in the care of a girls boarding school by her soldier father, and then made into a servant there when he's missing in action during World War I. The fine tear-jerking film is a good vehicle for the famous moppet, and director Walter Lang (The King and I) makes a memorably lavish production of the Victorian milieu. The final scene, in which our Shirley is helped by one of the most famous women in history, brings down the house. --Tom Keogh
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