| The Little Colonel | |
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Written by | Screenplay: William M. Conselman Novel: Annie Fellows Johnston |
| Produced by | Buddy G. DeSylva |
| Starring | Shirley Temple Lionel Barrymore Evelyn Venable John Lodge Bill Robinson Hattie McDaniel |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.2 million[1] |
The Little Colonel is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by William M. Conselman was adapted from the children's novel of the same name by Annie Fellows Johnston, originally published in 1895. It focuses on the reconciliation of an estranged father and daughter in the years following the American Civil War. The film stars Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge, Bill Robinson and Hattie McDaniel.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (2002). Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 217. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-03-14.