The Little Princess (1939 film)

The Little Princess is a 1939 American drama film directed by Walter Lang. The screenplay by Ethel Hill and Walter Ferris is loosely based on the novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film was the first Shirley Temple movie to be filmed completely in Technicolor. It was also her last major success as a child star.

Captain Crewe played by Ian Hunter, called to fight in the Second Boer War, has to leave his daughter Sara Shirley Temple with her pony at Miss Minchins School for Girls. With all the money Captain Crewe can offer, Miss Minchin gives Sara a fancy, private room.Although worried about her father, Sara is distracted by riding lessons. Sara hears news that Mafeking is free and expects her father will soon come home. Miss Minchin throws Sara a lavish birthday party. During the party, Captain Crewes solicitor E. E. Clive arrives with the sad news that Captain Crewe has died and his real estate, the basis for his wealth, has been confiscated. Miss Minchin ends Saras party abruptly. Without her fathers financial support, Sara becomes a servant, now working at the school she used to attend. Sara gains new solace in a friendship with Ram Dass Cesar Romero who lives next door. She also receives support from Miss Minchins brother, Hubert, who does not agree with her treatment. ........

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