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The Little Princess (1939) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by William A. Seiter and Walter Lang and produced by Gene Markey.

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Watching 1939: The Little Princess (1939)

on Dec 24, 2021 From Comet Over Hollywood

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them.?As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, tha... Read full article


The Essential Films of 1939: The Little Princess

By Amanda Garrett on Dec 15, 2014 From Old Hollywood Films

The Film: Shirley Temple goes from riches to rags in The Little Princess. The Director: Walter Lang The Stars: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Arthur Treacher and Mary Nash. Source Material: The children's novel, A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Little Sar... Read full article


The Little Princess (1939)

By Beatrice on Feb 11, 2014 From Flickers in Time

The Little Princess Directed by Walter Lang Written by Ethel Hill and Walter Ferris based on the novel by Frances Hogson Burnett 1939/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental [last lines] Sara Crewe: Your Majesty. My Dad. Shirley Temple Black died today. ?She g... Read full article


The Battle of the Little Princesses: Novel vs. Film

By Margaret Perry on Nov 22, 2012 From The Great Katharine Hepburn

The Battle of the Little Princesses: Novel vs. Film Labels: A Little Princess (1939), Arthur Treacher, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mary Nash, Shirley Temple Black A Little Princess is one of my all-time favorite books. I think I read it at least once a year. When I read it for the first... Read full article


The Battle of the Little Princesses: Novel vs. Film (1)

By Margaret Perry on Nov 22, 2012 From The Great Katharine Hepburn

The Battle of the Little Princesses: Novel vs. Film A Little Princess is one of my all-time favorite books. I think I read it at least once a year. When I read it for the first time, I loved the ending so much that I just kept reading the last few chapters over and over again. I also consider m... Read full article


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Quotes from

Amanda Minchin of Minchin Seminary for Girls: Sara, where have you been? You've been out, haven't you?
Sara Crewe: Yes, Miss Minchin.
Amanda Minchin of Minchin Seminary for Girls: What do you mean by disobeying my orders?
Sara Crewe: I had to. I had to look for my father.
Amanda Minchin of Minchin Seminary for Girls: This ridiculous search for your father! All this making believe and refusing to face facts, it's indecent. I've had enough of it. You must realize once and for all that your father is dead.
Sara Crewe: Don't you say that! He's not dead, he's not! And you can't stop me from looking for him, either.


Amanda Minchin of Minchin Seminary for Girls: Sara, I shall expect an explanation of this.
Sara Crewe: Yes, Miss Minchin. As soon as I can think of one.


Sara Crewe: Daddy?
Captain Reginald Crewe: Sara...
Sara Crewe: Daddy! Oh, Daddy! It is you! I found you! I found you! They said you were dead, but I knew you weren't! I knew you'd come back! Oh, Daddy, hold me, hold me close. You won't ever go away again, will you? Will you, Daddy? What's the matter, Daddy? Why don't you talk to me?
Captain Reginald Crewe: Sara...
Sara Crewe: Don't you know me, Daddy? I'm Sara! I'm Sara!
Captain Reginald Crewe: Sara... Where is my daughter...
Sara Crewe: Oh, Daddy! Something's happened to you! Mr. Bertie! Mr. Bertie! Oh, Daddy, you've got to know me! Look at me! Look at me! Oh, Daddy...
[sobs]
Captain Reginald Crewe: You musn't cry. You musn't cry. We must be good soldiers, you know.
Sara Crewe: But, I have been a good soldier, Daddy! And you don't know me!
Captain Reginald Crewe: My little Sara never cries...
Sara Crewe: But, I'm Sara! I'm Sara!
Captain Reginald Crewe: Sara... Sara! My little... My darling...
Sara Crewe: Oh, Daddy! You know me! You know me!
Captain Reginald Crewe: Sara, my darling! My baby Sara! Sara! Poor Sara, darling!


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Facts about

In the scene where a parrot flies into Sara's room off of Ram Daz's (Cesar Romero) shoulder, originally a small monkey was to be used. However, the monkey did not seem to like Shirley Temple and kept trying to bite her. So for safety sake, they used a Macaw parrot instead.
The full name of the book this movie is based on is "A Little Princess, Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Here Told For the First Time" by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Sara's black dress was bought new and aged for the film.
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