The Princess Store - The Little Princess (1939) [Remastered Edition]

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Starring: Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero
Directed By: Walter Lang

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0882012600580
Format: Collector's Edition
Label: A2ZCDS.com
Manufacturer: A2ZCDS.com
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: A2ZCDS.com
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 2005-03-22
Running Time: 98
Studio: A2ZCDS.com
Theatrical Release Date: 1939

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In Victorian England little Sara Crewe's widowed father is sent to the Boer War. When he is reported killed the evil head mistress at her boarding school turns Sara into a servant. She suffers with dignity until her shell-shocked father returns. Written by Ed Stephan {stephan@cc.wwu.edu}

The story sets in the England ruled by Queen Victoria. Sara (Shirley Temple) is a little girl who doesn't have anything in the world but her father, Captain Reginald Crew (Ian Hunter). War times run, and Captain Crew's sent to fight with the British army to Africa, to fight against the boers. Sara's worried about her father and she's afraid of his security. The girl is registered in an exclusive seminary for girls, only for a period of time, until Captain Crew returns from Africa. Amanda Minchin (Mary Nash) is the strict woman that runs the seminary, but Sara makes friendship with a kind young teacher, Rose (Anita Louise) and with a horse instructor, Geoffrey (Richard Greene). So, Sara's life at Minchin Seminary is very happy, but everything there has a monetary cost, even the birthday party and the presents that Miss Minchin sets up for the girl. When Sara knows the terrible notice about Captain Crew's death, the girl feels devastated and all the privileges will end up, because there's no money to pay for that. Miss Minchin tells to Sara that she can stay, but in a dark and creepy attic and she'll have to work as a servant of all her friends. But the friendship with a nice Indian servant from the next house (CÃ©sar Romero) and with the other servant girl, Becky at the seminary, will make much pleasant the things for Sara, who keeps the hope that her father is still alive. Written by Alejandro Frias

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Summary: A Little's Girl's Unshakeable Faith is Rewarded
Comment: Sara, played by Shirley Temple, is sent by her father to a boarding school. He is her only surviving parent. He tells her to remain strong. He says that, on her birthday, he will think of her at a specific hour, and he tells her to do that same at that hour. She does this.

So long as the father's wealth is relevant, the girl is treated well. She is treated to a lavish birthday party. But when news comes of her father's death in the Boer War, however, the party is stopped immediately, and she is henceforth treated as the lowest of servants. Other girls laugh at her. In a moment of rage, Sara dumps a bucket of coal-ashes over the head of one of her tormentors.

Sara never believes that her father is actually dead. Others try to convince her to "accept reality." She makes many desperate trips to a wounded-men's shelter in hopes of finding her father. The headmaster of the school realizes that Sara is skipping out of school.

The father indeed is not dead, but he is either wounded or very ill. He is in some sort of coma, and is unable to identify himself. There is no other identification on him. All the hospital staff can say about him is the fact that he keeps repeated the word, "Sara".

The suspense builds. Will Sara encounter and identify him before he is shipped away? Sara eventually gets an audience before Queen Victoria and begs that the entire premises be searched for her father. The Queen agrees, and gives the order for this to take place. Sara gets to examine every ward in the hospital. Meanwhile, her semi-comatose father is about to be taken away in an ambulance to another institution. At one point, they pass within a few feet of each other, unawares.

Sara's father is wheeled into a waiting room for the next ambulance. Sarah goes into hiding in the waiting room when she hears the headmaster and the police seeking her. At that point, Sara hears the word "Sara" uttered by her semi-comatose father. What happens next is a tear-jerker.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Better Than The Book
Comment: I loved reading the Little Princess as a child and I thought I remembered seeding this one weekend on an old movie channel.

I decided to get it because I love the story so much. Not only did it bring the story back to me, but it brought it to life for me.

My favorite scene is when Shirley Temple is no longer the headmistersses favorite and the evil Lavinia gets to sit next to the head mistress for breakfast.

It's so heart breaking!

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Summary: I do wish that Hollywood would reinvent the innocent little musical
Comment: "What a lovely movie. `The Little Princess' is a delightful story, and Shirley Temple is completely adorable. Sort of a David Copperfield for girls, and I mean that in a positive sense. I do wish that Hollywood would reinvent the innocent little musical."

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Summary: Simply The Best Shirley Temple Film Ever
Comment: Imagine this:

You are an actual princess but your dad gets called away to the army and no one believes you so you end up as a maid in a boarding school and everyone thinks you are a liar - except for an Indian Punjab.

The Punjab wants to make you happy so while you are sleepign he decorates your entire room to be a princess room in a scullery maids room and this gives you the strenght to survive until your father comes home and rescues you.

That is the moment in this film that made me cry. This is not the singing and dancing shirly temple, it shows her acting range and is a moving portrait of a girl in trouble.

Rock on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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