Starring
Shirley Temple
Richard Greene
Anita Louise
Ian Hunter
Cesar Romero
Arthur Treacher
Mary Nash
Sybil Jason
Marcia Mae Jones
Today let’s conclude talking Classic Movie Child Star – Shirley Temple. Only tw
o movies were accredited to Temple in 1939, The Little Princess and Susannah of the Mounties. The film featured for today will be The Little Princess, Temple's first Technicolor triumph and hailed as her greatest motion picture. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, the movie includes a magnificent cast headed by Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero, Arthur Treacher, Mary Nash, Sybil Jason, and Marcia Mae Jones.
The Little Princess is set
in England ruled by Queen Victoria. Sara Crewe (Temple) is a little girl who doesn’t have anything in the world but her father, Captain Reginal
d Crewe (Hunter). When her father goes off to fight in the Boer War for the British Army, young Sara is placed into the care of Amanda Minchin (Nash), the head of an exclusive private school for girls. Now being the favored girl by Miss Minchin, Sara takes the place of Lavinia (Jones) at the meal table to sit next to Miss Minchin. Lavinia becomes jealous and especially cruel to 
Sara throughout The Little Princess. Sara soon makes friends with a kindly young teacher, called Rose (Louise), with the horse instructor Geoffrey Hamilton (Greene), and with Miss Minchin’s brother, Bertie Minchin (Treacher). Sara lives a wonderful life of a privileged child and is quite happy in her surroundings.
When Captain Crewe is listed as missing in action however,
Sara’s life goes from one of plenty to that of a poor house maid. Miss Minchin agrees to keep her on at the school, but in the absence of her tuition payments, she has to work for her keep. Sara is taken from her beautiful, warm room and is made to stay in a dark and creepy attic. She is soon cleaning out the fireplace and scrubbing floors as a servant for all her friends. Sara is 
dubbed “the little princess” by her former schoolmates. Though Sara is devastated by all the changes, she makes friends with a nice Indian servant, Ram Dass (Romero) from the house next door and with the other servant girl, Becky (Jason). She also refuses to accept that her father is dead and searches the hospitals in the hope of 
locating him. Sara meets Queen Victoria in the hospital, who assists her in her quest.
We highly recommend watching the 1939 version of The Little Princess with Shirley Temple. This film is a wonderful story where the faith of a little girl turns tears and heartbreak into triumph and happiness. Join "Let's Talk Classic Movies" every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for more classic movie presentations and trivia.
o movies were accredited to Temple in 1939, The Little Princess and Susannah of the Mounties. The film featured for today will be The Little Princess, Temple's first Technicolor triumph and hailed as her greatest motion picture. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, the movie includes a magnificent cast headed by Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero, Arthur Treacher, Mary Nash, Sybil Jason, and Marcia Mae Jones.The Little Princess is set
in England ruled by Queen Victoria. Sara Crewe (Temple) is a little girl who doesn’t have anything in the world but her father, Captain Reginal
d Crewe (Hunter). When her father goes off to fight in the Boer War for the British Army, young Sara is placed into the care of Amanda Minchin (Nash), the head of an exclusive private school for girls. Now being the favored girl by Miss Minchin, Sara takes the place of Lavinia (Jones) at the meal table to sit next to Miss Minchin. Lavinia becomes jealous and especially cruel to 
Sara throughout The Little Princess. Sara soon makes friends with a kindly young teacher, called Rose (Louise), with the horse instructor Geoffrey Hamilton (Greene), and with Miss Minchin’s brother, Bertie Minchin (Treacher). Sara lives a wonderful life of a privileged child and is quite happy in her surroundings.When Captain Crewe is listed as missing in action however,
Sara’s life goes from one of plenty to that of a poor house maid. Miss Minchin agrees to keep her on at the school, but in the absence of her tuition payments, she has to work for her keep. Sara is taken from her beautiful, warm room and is made to stay in a dark and creepy attic. She is soon cleaning out the fireplace and scrubbing floors as a servant for all her friends. Sara is 
dubbed “the little princess” by her former schoolmates. Though Sara is devastated by all the changes, she makes friends with a nice Indian servant, Ram Dass (Romero) from the house next door and with the other servant girl, Becky (Jason). She also refuses to accept that her father is dead and searches the hospitals in the hope of 
locating him. Sara meets Queen Victoria in the hospital, who assists her in her quest.We highly recommend watching the 1939 version of The Little Princess with Shirley Temple. This film is a wonderful story where the faith of a little girl turns tears and heartbreak into triumph and happiness. Join "Let's Talk Classic Movies" every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for more classic movie presentations and trivia.
**Trivia Question for Today: In the scene in The Little Princess where a parrot flies into Sara's room off of Ram Dass’ shoulder, originally a small monkey was to be used. Why was the monkey changed to a parrot?
Bonus: Watch the entire movie, The Little Princess.
Trivia Answer for Previous Post: The pigtailed hairdo that Shirley Temple wears in the farm scenes made headline news when this film was released.
Bonus: Watch the entire movie, The Little Princess.
Trivia Answer for Previous Post: The pigtailed hairdo that Shirley Temple wears in the farm scenes made headline news when this film was released.
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