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Susannah of the Mounties

1939 · 79 min

A gentle, old-fashioned frontier tale with a plucky child at its heart, mixing mild peril with warmth and simple charm.

Tagline: Flaming arrows! Cracking rifles!
Overview: This classic family drama stars Shirley Temple as young orphan Susannah Sheldon, the sole survivor of a brutal Indian attack who's befriended by Canadian Mountie Angus Montague (Randolph Scott) and his girlfriend, Vicky (Margaret Lockwood). The couple takes Susannah under their wing and soon learn that having a precocious child around can come in handy; when the Indians return, the girl uses her charm to broker peace.Shirley is the orphaned survivor of an Indian attack in the Canadian West. A Mountie and his girlfriend take her in...
How it feels: Warm, earnest, tense and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, found family, survival, justice
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 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
found family
survival
justice
coming-of-age
Places: wilderness
small town
military
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none