The Littlest Rebel (1935) | |
| Director(s) | David Butler |
| Producer(s) | Buddy G. DeSylva |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, War |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Children, Civil War, Father Daughter, Old South |
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The Littlest Rebel (1935) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by David Butler and produced by Buddy G. DeSylva.
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The Littlest Rebel (1935)
By Beatrice on Jun 1, 2013 From Flickers in TimeThe Littlest Rebel Directed by David Butler 1935/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing? Poor Shirley, her parents die off at such an alarming rate… ?In this one, Virgie Cary is a little Southern belle when the Civil War breaks out and her Daddy goes off to the army. ?Virgi... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE LITTLEST REBEL (1935) (1)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 4, 2012 From Virtual ViragoBefore Gone with the Wind (1939), even before Jezebel (1938), there was another 1930s Civil War melodrama, also starring one of Hollywood’s top leading ladies as a Southern belle caught in the crossfire of the conflict. That would be The Littlest Rebel (1935), with a heroine played by that tin... Read full article
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Uncle Billy:
Oh, Master Cary, thank the Lord I found you, sir.
Capt. Herbert Cary, aka 'Master Cary': What is it, Uncle Billy?
Uncle Billy: Mrs. Cary, she's awful sick, sir. I's afraid, sir. She keeps asking for you.
Capt. Herbert Cary, aka 'Master Cary': What happened?
Uncle Billy: They fought right in front of the house, sir. The house burned down. Mrs. Cary, she catch her death of cold.
Capt. Herbert Cary, aka 'Master Cary': How long has this been going on?
Uncle Billy: She sick for three weeks and gettin' worse.
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: I know another dance. Would you like to see?
Uncle Billy: Oh, yes, sir, she knows such a lot of dances!
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: Uncle Billy, I don't think it was very polite to chase everybody out of my party like that.
Uncle Billy: Their mammies have to take them home quickly. You see, honey child, they's gonna be a war.
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: What's war?
Uncle Billy: War is a lot of soldiers and battle where men kill each other with guns.
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: Really and truly kill each other? Why?
Uncle Billy: Seems to me, honey child, no-one knows why. I heard a white gentleman say there's a man up north who wants to free the slaves.
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: What does that mean? Free the slaves?
Uncle Billy: I don't know what it means myself.
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Capt. Herbert Cary, aka 'Master Cary': What is it, Uncle Billy?
Uncle Billy: Mrs. Cary, she's awful sick, sir. I's afraid, sir. She keeps asking for you.
Capt. Herbert Cary, aka 'Master Cary': What happened?
Uncle Billy: They fought right in front of the house, sir. The house burned down. Mrs. Cary, she catch her death of cold.
Capt. Herbert Cary, aka 'Master Cary': How long has this been going on?
Uncle Billy: She sick for three weeks and gettin' worse.
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: I know another dance. Would you like to see?
Uncle Billy: Oh, yes, sir, she knows such a lot of dances!
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: Uncle Billy, I don't think it was very polite to chase everybody out of my party like that.
Uncle Billy: Their mammies have to take them home quickly. You see, honey child, they's gonna be a war.
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: What's war?
Uncle Billy: War is a lot of soldiers and battle where men kill each other with guns.
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: Really and truly kill each other? Why?
Uncle Billy: Seems to me, honey child, no-one knows why. I heard a white gentleman say there's a man up north who wants to free the slaves.
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary: What does that mean? Free the slaves?
Uncle Billy: I don't know what it means myself.
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Facts about
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onOctober 14, 1940 with Shirley Temple reprising her film role.
Both John Boles and Bill Robinson nearly drowned while trying to cross a raging, fifteen-foot river for an escape scene that was cut from the film.
The play, The Littlest Rebel, opened in New York at the Liberty Theater on November 14, 1911 and closed in January 1912 after 55 performances. The opening night cast included William Farnum as Mr. Cary and Mary Miles Minter as Virgie Cary.
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Both John Boles and Bill Robinson nearly drowned while trying to cross a raging, fifteen-foot river for an escape scene that was cut from the film.
The play, The Littlest Rebel, opened in New York at the Liberty Theater on November 14, 1911 and closed in January 1912 after 55 performances. The opening night cast included William Farnum as Mr. Cary and Mary Miles Minter as Virgie Cary.
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