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The Little Princess

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A poor but proud girl searches army hospitals for her father, reported dead in the Boer War. With her father missing in action, the Victorian child is sent to a harsh boarding school. She escapes the school to find her father.
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Critics Reviews

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Rachel Wagner Hallmarkies Podcast Sep 13
you can't help but love Shirley Temple in this. Very sweet Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/31/2008
B
Irresistible Shirley Temple showcase vehicle. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/24/2005
3/5
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan 10/23/2004
4/5
Heart tugging Temple with payoff ending Go to Full Review
Matt Easterbrook Matt's Movie Reviews 11/06/2003
3/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/22/2003
4/5
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D. P 11/19/2020 It's SHIRLEY TEMPLE! Maximum 5 stars! Plus RICHARD GREEN, CESAR ROMERO, & ARTHUR TREACHER!. See more Steve D 07/23/2020 Sickeningly sweet but somewhat fun. See more Robbie K 08/05/2019 A whole new generation needs to see this classic! I love Shirley Temple. What a remarkable talent at such an early age. This film was in color and while I don't often agree with the decision to colorize in this case it added to the story. It touches a lot of emotional issues for Shirley, Mother deceased, father in the military, leaving India to fight in the Boer War which required Shirley to adjust to a new environment a boarding school in London with a great reputation but owned by a not-very-sympathetic woman. Of course Shirley meets all the problems confronting her in the best possible ways and becomes a friend of the other adults in the house, and two others nearby. who are very supportive. Wonderful Film. See more 07/18/2018 I watched this movie so much when I was a kid. I wanted to be her. This movie is actually why I tried ballet. See more 06/12/2018 You know when I was younger I would watch this movie with my grandparents See more 01/17/2018 I grew up watching this as a child it was one of my favorites there were for me parts to the movie I find that Shirley Temple movies tend to be popular for people to see See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A poor but proud girl searches army hospitals for her father, reported dead in the Boer War. With her father missing in action, the Victorian child is sent to a harsh boarding school. She escapes the school to find her father.
Director
Walter Lang, William A. Seiter
Producer
Darryl F Zanuck
Screenwriter
Ethel Hill, Walter Ferris
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
G
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 10, 1939, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 2, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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