The Little Colonel (1935) - film review

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Family

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The Little Colonel is an American crime film first released in 1935, directed by David Butler. The film is based on a novel by Anne Fellows Johnston and stars Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge and Sidney Blackmer. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: David Butler
Script: William M. Conselman, Anne Fellows Johnston (novel)
Photo: Arthur C. Miller, William V. Skall
Music: Cyril J. Mockridge, Hugo Friedhofer
Cast: Shirley Temple (Lloyd Sherman), Lionel Barrymore (Col. Lloyd), Evelyn Venable (Elizabeth Lloyd Sherman), John Lodge (Jack Sherman), Sidney Blackmer (Swazey), Alden ’Stephen’ Chase (Hull), William Burress (Dr. Scott), Frank Darien (Nebler), Robert Warwick (Col. Gray), Hattie McDaniel (Becky (’Mom Beck’) Porter), Geneva Williams (Maria), Avonnie Jackson (May Lily), Nyanza Potts (Henry Clay), Bill Robinson (Walker), Edward Earle (Colonel’s Aide (scenes deleted)), C.E. Anderson (Overseer), Martin Faust (Frontiersman), Roland Hamblen (Trooper doing egg trick), Frank Hammond (Carriage Driver), Arthur Stuart Hull (Passerby), John Ince (Sheriff Williams), Thomas Kellard, Paul McVey (Colonel Gray’s Aide), Bert Moorhouse (Party Guest), Dave O’Brien (Party Guest), Frank O’Connor (Colonel Gray’s Aide), Vester Pegg (Frontiersman), Harry Strang (Sergeant), Lucille Ward (Aunt Sally Tyler), Ford West (Village Hanger-On), Lillian West (Neighbor), Charles C. Wilson (Jeremy Higgins, Union-Pacific representative)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 80 min; B&W

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