- Film Review
- Reviewed By Tony Sloman
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3 out of 5
This is the definitive movie version (it had been filmed before in 1919) of LM Montgomery's popular tale about the teenage orphan. Child actress Dawn O'Day changed her professional name to that of the film's character, and as Anne Shirley delivered an exquisite, utterly charming performance. This is a real one-off: the 1940 sequel Anne of Windy Poplars is feeble by comparison, and Shirley was not nearly as beguiling as a grown-up, though she did continue a useful, if not striking, screen career.
Plot Summary
Drama starring Dawn O'Day. Middle-aged brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert need to adopt a young boy to work on their farm. But by mistake, the orphanage sends them freckle-faced Anne Shirley, a talkative child full of lively and romantic notions.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Anne Shirley
- Anne Shirley
- Gilbert Blythe
- Tom Brown
- Matthew Cuthbert
- O P Heggie
- Marilla Cuthbert
- Helen Westley
- Mrs Barry
- Sara Haden
- Mr Phillips
- Murray Kinnell
- Diana
- Gertrude Messinger
- Mrs Blewett's daughter
- June Preston
- Dr Tatum
- Charley Grapewin
- Mrs Blewett
- Hilda Vaughn
Crew
- Director
- George Nichols Jr
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