The Little Colonel

The Little Colonel is a 1935 movie. It was directed by David Butler. The screenplay by William M. Conselman was adapted from a book of the same name by Annie Fellows Johnston. The movie features the famous staircase dance by Temple and Robinson.

The Little Colonel
Directed by	David Butler
Produced by	Buddy G. DeSylva
Written by	Screenplay: William M. Conselman Novel: Annie Fellows Johnston
Starring	Shirley Temple Lionel Barrymore Evelyn Venable John Lodge Bill Robinson Hattie McDaniel
Music by	Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	February 22, 1935 (1935-02-22)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.2 million

Main cast

• Shirley Temple as Lloyd Sherman
• Lionel Barrymore as Colonel Lloyd, father to Elizabeth and grandfather to Lloyd Sherman
• John Lodge as Jack Sherman, Elizabeth’s husband and little Lloyd’s father
• Ellen Venable as Elizabeth Lloyd Sherman, Lloyd Sherman's mother and Colonel Lloyd's daughter
• Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson as Walker, Colonel Lloyd’s butler
• Hattie McDaniel as Mom Beck, Elizabeth's housekeeper

Response

Andre Sennwald in his New York Times review of March 22, 1935 wrote, "[a]ll adrip with magnolia whimsy and vast, unashamed portions of synthetic Dixie atmosphere". He further wrote that the movie was "so ruthless in its exploitation of Miss Temple's great talent for infant charm that it seldom succeeds in being properly lively and gay". He finished his review noting the audience applauded for a full eleven seconds after the final fade-out, and that the movie "ought to bring out the best in every one who sees it."

Other websites

• Annie Fellows Johnston and the Little Colonel Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Kate Matthews Collection Archived 2017-12-18 at the Wayback Machine (includes illustrations for The Little Colonel books by Johnston's friend and neighbor, photographer Kate Matthews)
• The Little Colonel on IMDb
• 29506 The Little Colonel at AllRovi