Anne of Green Gables (1934 film)

Anne of Green Gables
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Nicholls, Jr.
Written bySam Mintz
Based onAnne of Green Gables
1908 novel
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Produced byKenneth Macgowan
StarringAnne Shirley[1]
Helen Westley
Tom Brown
Sara Haden
Charley Grapewin
Bonita Granville
Ben Hall
Ann Miller
Paul Stanton
CinematographyLucien Andriot
Edited byArthur P. Schmidt
Music byAlberto Colombo
Max Steiner
Roy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • November 23, 1934 (1934-11-23)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$226,000[2]
Box office$793,000[2]

Anne of Green Gables is a 1934 American comedy drama film directed by George Nicholls, Jr., based upon the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Dawn O'Day, who portrayed the title character in the film, changed her stage name to Anne Shirley, which she was billed as for this and all subsequent roles. The film was a surprise hit, becoming one of four top-grossing films RKO made that year as noted in The R.K.O. Story, published by Arlington House.

A sequel, Anne of Windy Poplars, was released in 1940.[3]

  1. ^ The actress was billed as Dawn O'Day in this film
  2. ^ a b Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Anne of Green Gables