| Release Date: | Mar 1939 |
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| Genres: | Comedy / Drama / Family / Musical |
| Runtime: | 93 min |
| Cast: | Shirley Temple (Sara Crewe), Richard Greene (Geoffrey Hamilton), Anita Louise (Rose), Ian Hunter (Captain Crewe) Cesar Romero (Ram Dass) Arthur Treacher (Bertie Minchin) Mary Nash (Amanda Minchin) Sybil Jason (Becky) Miles Mander (Lord Wickham) Marcia Mae Jones (Lavinia) Beryl Mercer (Queen Victoria) Deidre Gale (Jessie) Ira Stevens (Ermengarde) E.E. Clive (Mr. Barrows) Eily Malyon (Cook) Clyde Cook (Attendant) Keith Hitchcock (Bobbie (as Keith Kenneth)) Will Stanton (Groom) Harry Allen (Groom) Holmes Herbert (Doctor) Evan Thomas (Doctor) Guy Bellis (Doctor) Kenneth Hunter (General) Lionel Braham (Colonel) Frank Baker (Officer (uncredited)) Sidney Bracey (Pedestrian Discussing the War...) Robert Cory (Bobbie (uncredited)) Herbert Evans (Orderly Chasing Sara (uncredited)) Olaf Hytten (Pedestrian Discussing the War...) Lilyan Irene (Maid (uncredited)) Charles Irwin (Wounded Soldier Outside Hospital...) Patrick X. Kerry (Wounded Irishman (uncredited)) Morton Lowry (Traumatized Young Soldier (uncredited)) Jean Manners (Nurse (uncredited)) Vesey O'Davoren (Orderly (uncredited)) Antonia Oland (Student (uncredited)) Rita Page (Minnie - Cook's Helper (uncredited)) Hilda Plowright (Nurse (uncredited)) Gerald Rogers (Pedestrian Discussing the War...) Leslie Sketchley (Bobbie (uncredited)) David Thursby (Orderly Sergeant (uncredited)) Clare Verdera (Nurse (uncredited)) |
The story sets in the England ruled by Queen Victoria. Sara is a little girl who doesn't have anything in the world but her father, Captain Reginald Crew. War times run, and Captain Crew's sent to fight with the British army to Africa, to fight against in the Boer War. Sara's worried about her father and she's afraid of his security. The girl is registered in an exclusive seminary for girls, only for a period of time, until Captain Crew returns from Africa. Amanda Minchin is a strict woman who runs the seminary. Sara makes friends with a kindly young teacher, called Rose, and with the horse instructor Geoffrey. So, Sara's life at Minchin Seminary is very happy, but everything there has a monetary cost, even the birthday party and the presents that Miss Minchin sets up for the girl. When Sara finds out about Captain Crew's death, she's devastated but all the privileges will cease, because there's no money to pay for them. Miss Minchin tells Sara that she can stay, but in a dark and creepy attic and she'll have to work as a servant for all her friends. However she makes friends with a nice Indian servant from the house next door and with the other servant girl, Becky, at the seminary. But Sara, keeps hoping that her father is still alive.
