Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
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63% of users liked it
(381 ratings)
The sole survivor of an Indian attack, orphan girl Susannah Sheldon (Shirley Temple) becomes the mascot of the Canadian Mountie outpost headed by Superintendent Standing (Moroni Olsen). Mountie Angus "Monty" Montague (Randolph Scott) and his sweetheart (and Standing's daughter), Vicky… More The sole survivor of an Indian attack, orphan girl Susannah Sheldon (Shirley Temple) becomes the mascot of the Canadian Mountie outpost headed by Superintendent Standing (Moroni Olsen). Mountie Angus "Monty" Montague (Randolph Scott) and his sweetheart (and Standing's daughter), Vicky (Margaret Lockwood), appoint themselves as Susannah's unofficial parents, doing their best to help the girl overcome her terrible ordeal. Eventually, it is "little miss fix-it"Susannah who brings peace between the Mounties and the Blackfeet, but not before Monty is nearly burned at the stake by the renegade Indian responsible for fomenting all the trouble. This is the film in which Shirley Temple not only teaches Randolph Scott how to tap dance, but also shares a peace pipe with a Blackfoot youngster (and gets good and nauseated in the process). Based on a novel by Muriel Denison, Susannah of the Mounties was originally released in sepiatone. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Walter Lang, William A. Seiter
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Classics
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 13, 1939 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 25, 2006
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Adequate Shirley Temple vehicle.
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Cast
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Shirley Temple
as Susannah Sheldon
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Randolph Scott
as Inspector Angus "Monty" Montague
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Margaret Lockwood
as Vicky Standing
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John Farrell MacDonald
as Pat O'Hannegan
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Maurice Moscovich
as Chief Big Eagle
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Moroni Olsen
as Supt. Andrew Standing
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Victor Jory
as Wolf Pelt
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Lester Matthews
as Harlan Chambers
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Leyland Hodgson
as Randall
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Herbert Evans
as Doctor
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Jack Luden
as Williams
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Charles Irwin
as Sgt. McGregor
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John Sutton
as Corporal Piggot
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Chief John Big Tree
as Chief
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Lany Dods
as Churchill
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Martin Good Rider
as Little Chief
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Harold Goodwin
as Orderly
