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      The Little Minister

      Released Dec 28, 1934 1 hr. 50 min. Romance Drama List
      Reviews 33% 50+ Ratings Audience Score The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart (John Beal), newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Babbie (Katharine Hepburn). A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relationship with this feisty, passionate young woman, who holds a secret about the village's nobleman, Lord Milford Rintoul, and his role in an increasingly fractious labor dispute. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D I didn't find it the least bit convincing. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Stephen C F**k this movie sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member good kate hepburn vehicle Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Katharine Hepburn's free spirit is tamed in a light romantic story full of curious Scottish accents. The second half of the film becomes a melodrama as the love story unfolds. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I will never understand what was so bad about this film or why it was one of the reasons why Katharine Hepburn briefly became box office poison (Before making one of the greatest comebacks ever with The Philadelphia Story). I found it to be a charming and wonderful romantic drama about a stuffy reverend of a small Scottish village who falls in love with a strange gypsy girl wandering in the nearby woods. Though they don't really like each other at first, she shows him the true meaning of compassion and she starts to fall in love with him. It's a striking film about expectations, initial biases, and overcoming those hurdles, while also providing a surprisingly heartfelt film that explores the nature of faith better than most other religious films. The Little Minister is one of the most underrated films in Katharine Hepburn's filmography that deserves proper critical re-evaluation. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member I Watched it on TCM and thought it was charming--silly in only the way a 1934-Hollywood-worldview can be silly--but otherwise nicely done. And, of course, Hepburn was glorious. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine It was the Hollywood touch turning up unluckily at the last moment, and even Katharine Hepburn couldn't make it seem quite right or very moving. Sep 25, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart (John Beal), newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Babbie (Katharine Hepburn). A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relationship with this feisty, passionate young woman, who holds a secret about the village's nobleman, Lord Milford Rintoul, and his role in an increasingly fractious labor dispute.
      Director
      Richard Wallace
      Screenwriter
      Jane Murfin, Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman
      Distributor
      RKO Radio Pictures
      Production Co
      Radio Pictures
      Genre
      Romance, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 28, 1934, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jul 21, 2009