The Little Princess (1939)

A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls, due to her father having to go to Africa with the army.

• Director: Alfonso Cuarón
• Genre:Drama / Family / Fantasy
• Runtime:97 minutes

Cast

Shirley Temple : Sara Crewe
Richard Greene : Geoffrey Hamilton
Anita Louise : Rose
Ian Hunter : Captain Crewe

Cesar Romero : Ram Dass

When her father, Captain Crewe, goes off to fight in the Boer War, young Sara Crewe is placed into the care of Amanda Minchin, the head of an exclusive private school for girls. Sara lives a wonderful life of a privileged child and is quite happy in her surroundings. When her father is listed as missing in action however, her life goes from one of plenty to that of a poor house maid. Mrs. Minchin agrees to keep her on at the school, but in the absence of her tuition payments, she has to work for her keep. She is soon cleaning out the fireplace and scrubbing floors and is dubbed the little princess by her former schoolmates. She also refuses to accept that her father is dead and prowls the hospitals in the hope of locating him. Luck – and Royal intervention – assist her in her quest. Read more