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The Little Colonel

1935 · 80 min

A gentle, old-fashioned charmer that coasts on a child star's charisma and a soft-focus family reconciliation.

Tagline: She Has Won An Unconditional Surrender From Every Heart!
Overview: After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
redemption
love
class
rebellion
Places: small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: family, music
Directed by: David Butler
Written by: William M. Conselman
Starring: Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge, Sidney Blackmer, Stephen Chase, William Burress, Bill Robinson
Runtime: 80 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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