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A romantic teenage girl is adopted by a pair of elderly siblings in turn-of-the-century Canada.A romantic teenage girl is adopted by a pair of elderly siblings in turn-of-the-century Canada.A romantic teenage girl is adopted by a pair of elderly siblings in turn-of-the-century Canada.
Margaret Armstrong
- Town Gossip
- (uncredited)
Frank Darien
- Angus - Station Master
- (uncredited)
Bonita Granville
- School Girl
- (uncredited)
Ben Hall
- Oldest School Boy
- (uncredited)
Ann Miller
- School Girl
- (uncredited)
George Offerman Jr.
- Herbert Root
- (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
- Dr. Terry
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe lead actress changed her screen name from Dawn O'Day to Anne Shirley after playing the lead character of the same name in this film.
- Quotes
Anne Shirley: Please, please forgive me.
Anne Shirley: If you refuse it will be a lifelong sorrow to me. You wouldn't want to inflict a lifelong sorrow on a poor little orphan, would you?
- ConnectionsFollowed by Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
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Reintroducing Anne Shirley
Because they are getting older, practical Helen Westley (as Marilla Cuthbert) and her quiet brother O.P. Heggie (as Matthew Cuthbert) decide to adopt a boy from an orphanage in Canada. They expect the lad will help work on their farm "Green Gables". Instead of a boy, Mr. Heggie is presented with spirited 14-year-old Dawn O'Day (as Anne Shirley), a precocious red-haired girl. Determined and fast-talking, she endears herself to Heggie and even thaws Ms. Westley's cool exterior. In school, O'Day meets handsome young Tom Brown (as Gilbert Blythe) and a romance begins. Although she does talk too much, O'Day is endearing. The young actress professionally changed her name to "Anne Shirley" with the release of this film. The popular 1908 novel, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, became a successful "silent" feature film in 1919, starring Mary Miles Minter and directed by William Desmond Taylor. That version appears to be lost, unfortunately, but this one captures the bygone setting beautifully.
******** Anne of Green Gables (11/23/34) George Nicholls Jr. ~ Anne Shirley, Tom Brown, Helen Westley, O.P. Heggie
******** Anne of Green Gables (11/23/34) George Nicholls Jr. ~ Anne Shirley, Tom Brown, Helen Westley, O.P. Heggie
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- May 13, 2014
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- Budget
- $226,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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