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60% Critic Match
Mother Carey's Chickens
“Kate Douglas Wiggin's Memorable Novel”
6.0 / 10• 1938• 1h 22m•NR• English
RomanceDrama
Storyline
A financially-strapped mother and her children relocate from the city to a small rural town.
Cast & Crew
Fay Bainter
Mrs. Margaret Carey
Lead
Anne Shirley
Nancy Carey
Ruby Keeler
Kitty Carey
James Ellison
Ralph Thurston
Walter Brennan
Ossian Popham
Alma Kruger
Aunt Bertha
Donnie Dunagan
Peter Carey
Frank Albertson
Tom Hamilton Jr.
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rowland V. Lee's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mother Carey's Chickens is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
