The Little Colonel (1935 film)

The Little Colonel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Butler
Written byScreenplay:
William M. Conselman
Novel:
Annie Fellows Johnston
Produced byBuddy G. DeSylva
StarringShirley Temple
Lionel Barrymore
Evelyn Venable
John Lodge
Bill Robinson
Hattie McDaniel
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film
Release date
  • February 22, 1935 (1935-02-22)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ 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.