The Secret Garden (1949)
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The oft-filmed Frances Hodgson Burnett novel The Secret Garden was given the usual plush MGM treatment in 1949. Tempestuous orphan girl Mary Lennox (Margaret O'Brien) is sent to live with her reclusive, long-widowed uncle Archibald Craven (Herbert Marshall). The embittered Craven has an invalid… More The oft-filmed Frances Hodgson Burnett novel The Secret Garden was given the usual plush MGM treatment in 1949. Tempestuous orphan girl Mary Lennox (Margaret O'Brien) is sent to live with her reclusive, long-widowed uncle Archibald Craven (Herbert Marshall). The embittered Craven has an invalid son named Colin (Dean Stockwell), with whom the troublesome Mary constantly clashes. Her only real friend is neighbor-boy Dickon (Brian Roper). Things soon change after Mary discovers the key to the Craven household's garden, which has been locked up and neglected since the death of Craven's wife. Through the influence of the Secret Garden, Mary learns to think of others rather than herself, Craven drops his curmudgeonly veneer, and Colin's health slowly but steadily improves. In the tradition of The Wizard of Oz, the sequences taking place in the Secret Garden are lensed in Technicolor. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fred M. Wilcox
- Written By
- Robert Ardrey
- Genres
- Kids & Family
G,
- In Theaters
- Apr 30, 1949 Wide
- Studio
- MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Too shrill in its performances to be completely winsome.
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Cast
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Margaret O'Brien
as Mary Lennox
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Herbert Marshall
as Archibald Craven
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Dean Stockwell
as Colin Craven
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Brian Roper
as Dickon
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Gladys Cooper
as Mrs. Medlock
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Elsa Lanchester
as Martha
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Reginald Owen
as Ben Weatherstaff
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Aubrey Mather
as Dr. Griddlestone
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George Zucco
as Dr. Fortescue
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Lowell Gilmore
as British Officer
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Billy Bevan
as Barney
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Dennis Hoey
as Mr. Pitcher
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Matthew Boulton
as Mr. Bromley
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Isobel Elsom
as Governess
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Norma Varden
as Nurse
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Kathryn Beaumont
as Uncredited
