A charming story set in Victorian England stars Shirley Temple. When her widower father, an army officer, is sent off to the Boer War, Shirley is placed in a boarding school. When he is reported killed, the mean headmistress relegates Shirley to being a servant. She suffers her indignities bravely until her shell shocked father returns. The film contains a famous dream ballet in which Shirley is crowned a princess, plus several dazzling song and dance numbers performed with Arthur Treacher. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
38652
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Adaptations
Childrens Films
Closed captioning
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Boarding schools
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Musicals
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)