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66% Critic Match
The Little Colonel
“She Has Won An Unconditional Surrender From Every Heart!”
6.6 / 10• 1935• 1h 20m•NR• English
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Storyline
After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.
Cast & Crew
Shirley Temple
Lloyd Sherman
Lead
Lionel Barrymore
Colonel Lloyd
Evelyn Venable
Elizabeth Lloyd Sherman
John Lodge
Jack Sherman
Sidney Blackmer
Swazey
Stephen Chase
Hull
William Burress
Dr. Scott
Bill Robinson
Walker
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Butler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Little Colonel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
