The Little Princess
(G, 1:32:58, Released 1939)
| Genres: | Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics |
| Release Date: | Mar 10, 1939 |
| DVD Release Date: | Jul 18, 2002 |
| Starring: | Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero, Arthur Treacher, Mary Nash, Sybil Jason, Miles Mander, Marcia Mae Jones |
| Directed by: | Walter Lang, William A. Seiter |
| Synopsis: | When her father is reported killed in the Boer War, pampered rich girl Sara Crewe (Shirley Temple) is left to the mercies of a mean-spirited headmistress. Forced to work as a servant and live in the attic, Sara learns the value of true generosity and real friendship. This classic family film is adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett's timeless novel. |
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December 17, 2009
There is no actor I've disliked watching more than young Shirley Temple. Skip this lame star vehicle and rent Alfonso Cuarón's lovely 1995 adaptation of the same book, "A Little Princess", instead.
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December 11, 2009
my primary school movice
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December 7, 2009
just can;t enough of shirley temple i have all her movies
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November 29, 2009
My favorite Shirley Temple movie.
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November 19, 2009
Not as good as the more recent version of this classic book. I have read this so many times the spine on my book is nearly falling apart. A lovely story, but Shirley Temple can't really pull it off.
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November 18, 2009
it was a sad movie but very very nice
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November 17, 2009
I love this movie & especially the young beautiful & talented actress, Shirley Temple........If only I can watch it again.. can't 'cos of the region. Once aagain its a perfect movie.
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October 31, 2009
i love her she make you laugh
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October 15, 2009
I've never seen a Shirley Temple movie, but I so wish I watched her as a kid. She is soo adorable! She is really talented, and the most famous child star EVER. The movie is definitly for really young girls, but it was a cute movie.
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October 15, 2009
I love all her movies, great actress.
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September 18, 2009
Be nice to whoever u meet bcos u wouldn't know when u will be in trouble
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September 18, 2009
This movie was a great classic!! It will always be classic and it will always be a number one family flick. Beautiful movie!
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September 15, 2009
A soldier's daughter (Shirley Temple) is placed into an all-girls boarding school by her father (Ian Hunter), who is off to war.
Because of her father's wealth, and her charm, she is immediately sent to the head of her class and treated like gold by the majority of those in the school. However, things turn for the worse months later when her father is reported killed in action.
Now, the young miss refuses to believe that her beloved father was killed. She tries to keep all hope that her father is alive as those treat her wrong believing that she has lost all the money that supported her for most of her life.
Let me say first, that this movie is not my usual cup of tea. Shirley Temple movies are usually for young girls, which I am obviously not. I will say right off the top that this is a B movie.
Temple, in my opinion, is a legend in Hollywood, as she should be. However, she was not the perfect actress. She did a much better job than I expected her to have done in this film, but it did appear to me that she did have trouble saying a few lines. I don't know what it is, but sometimes it appears to me that struggles with a few lines. She sometimes appears to struggle getting her lines out, and the strain on her face to get the words to form is pretty evident.
As for the rest of the cast, their performances were pretty good given what they were. For the most part, the supporting characters are not developed well at all. This is most evident with the older student who belittles "Sarah" (Temple). For the most part, she was used to throw insults at "Sarah", and talk behind her back. She is basically there for little to no reason except to annoy "Sarah." For the most part, she, as well as the other girls, are mainly there as background performers used to fill the scenes.
We do get to see other characters a little bit more. But they are mostly used to advance the story -- some better than others.
There is a subplot where two of the teachers have a romantic relationship. This is under developed due to the two characters being taken out of the story for a good chunk of the movie.
The story itself drags along at a slow, boring pace for much of the movie. In these scenes, I thought the acting was very poor and boring.
The wardrobes looked pretty authentic, but was nothing special for an early Technicolor movie. For the most part, clothing and sets were of darker hues. The main colors being grey and black. Temple's perky performance, which was a trademark of her in her movies, was basically the only thing bright.
Shirley Temple movies were/are known to have some musical performances. In fact, she is known for tunes like "Animal Crackers in My Soup" and "The Good Ship Lolipop." Here we get two songs where are completely forgettable. And one of these songs gets an equally forgettable dance number.
The only reason to see this is if you are a Temple fan -- and female. There was little to nothing for the male audience. We do get a tiny police chase on foot near the climax of the movie, but it's nothing like you would see in a movie now.
However, believe it or not, I will recommend it. Providing you are renting it for your young, female child. If you have a young son, skip it. -
September 15, 2009
This old tear jerker never looses it's power to make me laugh and cry! What a talented little girl she was, and what an actress she became.
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September 13, 2009
I saw this movie many times when I was younger.
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September 13, 2009
beautiful story about never giving up, always keeping Hope & the special bond between a loyal loving girl & her devoted single-parent father who disappears while off @ battle.
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August 26, 2009
classic..entertaining for any age
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August 13, 2009
Please don't any director try to re-make this Movie it is perfect in every way and has brought such joy to me and my family - Thank you for DVD
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August 8, 2009
Love all her movies but this was one of my favs
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August 3, 2009
you have to see it, very good it makes you cry and happy too.
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July 29, 2009
this movie make me rember in the passed when i was younger
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July 25, 2009
Saw it before and really love her movies
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July 8, 2009
I loved watching this when I was growing up. From time to time I have watched it many more times as an adult..
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July 3, 2009
hi...i want to this pls upload thnk very much
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June 30, 2009
I watched the newer version
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June 13, 2009
Seen It
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June 13, 2009
Only seen the more recent one...which was based on the Ramayana?
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June 12, 2009
One of my favorite movies and
Shirley Temple is so cute! -
June 4, 2009
I think I like the 1995 one better, but this one is cute as well and we couldn't have 95's without this one.
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June 2, 2009
Shirley Temple.... One of my faves as a little girl
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May 9, 2009
never was a fan of shirley temple
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May 5, 2009
I recently got reaquated with some of the old Shirley Temple movies and this one was always one of my favorites
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May 4, 2009
When her father is reported killed in the Boer War, pampered rich girl Sara Crewe (Shirley Temple) is left to the mercies of a mean-spirited headmistress. Forced to work as a servant and live in the
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April 9, 2009
a waste of a few hours of my life i HATE it
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March 23, 2009
Si love all of Shirley Temple's movies i have like three on vhs i want them all on dvd. i wish i had a lil girl to watch them with.
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March 13, 2009
It is not as good as our Philippines version
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March 3, 2009
memorable feeling?? ;)
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December 23, 2008
Sheirly Temple is so cute.
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November 2, 2008
Cute Shirley Temple movie. The movie was adorable and loved the part when she dumped Ashes on the snotty rich girl! haha. ;) A favorite of mine back in the day.
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October 31, 2008
sweet show. all thou i hate the hair.??
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October 30, 2008
i really hate shirley temple in this...could be biased, i saw the newer one first...
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October 28, 2008
(I saw the different version of actors and actresses though the same story. ) I love it. Simple and cute. I also had tears of my own eyes here. hehe. You got to learn many lessons from this movie.
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October 3, 2008
still the best version of this
