| The Secret Garden | |
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| Directed by | Fred M. Wilcox |
| Screenplay by | Robert Ardrey |
| Based on | The Secret Garden 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett |
| Produced by | Clarence Brown |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | Robert J. Kern |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,432,000[1] |
| Box office | $993,000[1] |
The Secret Garden is a 1949 American drama film.[2][3] It is the second screen adaptation of the classic 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The first was a silent version released in 1919. The screenplay by Robert Ardrey was directed by Fred M. Wilcox. It centers on a young orphan who is thrust into the dark and mysterious lives of her widowed uncle and his disabled son when she comes to live with them in their isolated country house in Yorkshire, England.
The MGM film was filmed primarily in black-and-white, with the sequences set in the restored garden of the title filmed in Technicolor. The movie was Margaret O'Brien's final film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was released on DVD on May 7, 2013, as part of the Warner Archive Collection.[4]
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Variety film review; April 27, 1949, page 11.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; April 23, 1949, page 66.
- ^ "The Secret Garden (MOD) – WB Shop". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.