The Little Minister (1934)

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1h 50min
Drama, Romance
28 Dec 1934 (USA)
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In rural 1840s Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new "little minister" of Thrums' Auld Licht church. He meets a mysterious young gypsy girl in the dens and to his horror Babbie draws him into her escape from the soldiers after... See more »

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Richard Wallace

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	Katharine Hepburn	...	Babbie
	John Beal	...	Gavin
	Alan Hale	...	Rob Dow
	Donald Crisp	...	Doctor McQueen
	Lumsden Hare	...	Tammas Whammond
	Andy Clyde	...	Wearyworld The Policeman
	Beryl Mercer	...	Margaret
	Billy Watson	...	Micah
	Dorothy Stickney	...	Jean
	Mary Gordon	...	Nanny
	Frank Conroy	...	Lord Rintoul
	Eily Malyon	...	Evalina
	Reginald Denny	...	Captain Halliwell
	Leonard Carey	...	Hendry Munn
	Herbert Bunston	...	Mr. Carfrae
	Harry Beresford	...	John Spens
	Barlowe Borland	...	Snecky Hobart
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Marion Clayton Anderson	...	Mrs. McClarity (uncredited)
	Jane Baxter	...	Maid Helping with Wedding Dress (uncredited)
	May Beatty	...	Rintoul's Maid Making Wedding Dress (uncredited)
	Ted Billings	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Elsa Buchanan	...	Villager (uncredited)
	E.E. Clive	...	Sheriff Greer (uncredited)
	Charles Coleman	...	Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
	Alec Craig	...	Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single' (uncredited)
	Herbert Evans	...	Peter Tosh (uncredited)
	Byron Foulger	...	Villager at Stabbing (uncredited)
	Brandon Hurst	...	Anders Strothers (uncredited)
	Olaf Hytten	...	Cruickshank - Villager (uncredited)
	Charles Irwin	...	John McClarity (uncredited)
	William Jeffrey	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Tiny Jones	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Dan Maxwell	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Robert McKenzie	...	Villager in Church (uncredited)
	Charles McNaughton	...	Villager Warning That Soldiers Are Coming (uncredited)
	Leonard Mudie	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Anna Q. Nilsson	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Joseph North	...	Rintoul's Butler (uncredited)
	Elsie Prescott	...	Yelling Villager (uncredited)
	Ivan F. Simpson	...	Sanders Webster (uncredited)
	David Thursby	...	Villager in Church (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Wallace

Written by

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J.M. Barrie	...	(by) (as Sir James M. Barrie)

Jane Murfin	...	(screen play) &
Sarah Y. Mason	...	(screen play) &
Victor Heerman	...	(screen play)

Mortimer Offner	...	(additional scenes) &
Jack Wagner	...	(additional scenes)

J.M. Barrie	...	(novel) (uncredited)

J.M. Barrie	...	(play) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Pandro S. Berman

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producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Max Steiner

Cinematography by

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Henry W. Gerrard

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(photographed by) (as Henry Gerrard)

Editing by

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William Hamilton

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Art Direction by

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Carroll Clark
Van Nest Polglase

Costume Design by

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Walter Plunkett

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Makeup Department

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Mel Berns	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Sam Kaufman	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jean Woodhall	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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J.R. Crone	...	unit manager (uncredited)
C.J. White	...	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Carl Dreher	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Edward Killy	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Tommy Thompson	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Hobe Erwin	...	interiors / sets (uncredited)
Thomas Little	...	props (uncredited)
Charles Sayers	...	props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Clem Portman	...	recordist
Victor B. Appel	...	assistant sound recordist (uncredited)
Harold Stein	...	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Harry Redmond Jr.	...	special effects (uncredited)
Harry Redmond Sr.	...	special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Vernon L. Walker

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photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)

Camera and Electrical Department

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S.H. Barton	...	chief electrician (uncredited)
Cleo Crabtree	...	best boy (uncredited)
Robert De Grasse	...	second camera operator (uncredited)
George E. Diskant	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Alexander Kahle	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Sam Redding	...	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Emily Perkins	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Clinton Sandeen	...	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Maurice De Packh	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Murray Spivack	...	music recording supervisor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Millie Kent

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Robert Watson	...	technical advisor
Charles Darwin	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Patricia Doyle	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Mary Gordon	...	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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RKO Radio Pictures (presents) (A Pandro S. Berman Production)

Distributors

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RKO Radio Pictures (1934) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Radio Picture)
RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1934) (Canada) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Pictures (1935) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Ltd.)
RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1935) (Australia) (theatrical)
Kinografen (1935) (Norway) (theatrical)
C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
RKO Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
Adler Jacques Films (1939) (Belgium) (theatrical)

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Plot Summary	In rural 1840s Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new "little minister" of Thrums' Auld Licht church. He meets a mysterious young gypsy girl in the dens and to his horror Babbie draws him into her escape from the soldiers after she incites a Luddite riot. But unknown to Gavin, Babbie is more than she seems, and they must overcome her secret, the villagers' fears of her, and worst of all, Gavin's devotion to his mother's sensibilities, before they can openly declare their love. Written by Kathy Li Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	1840s soldier scotland riot minister See All (42) »
Taglines	Babble, the whole world's gypsy sweetheart, lives again to fire the blood of man, woman and child! (Print Ad- San Jose News, ((San Jose, Calif.)) 27 March 1935) See more »
Genres	Drama Romance
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Belgium:AL/Tous (visa#31.995) Norway:A United States:TV-G (TV rating) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Le Petit Ministre (France) Le Petit Pasteur (France) Sangre gitana (Spain) Gipsy (Belgium) La gitana (Mexico) See more »
Runtime	110 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Victor System)
Filming Locations	RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Budget

$650,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	John Beal nearly lost his sight when an extra accidentally stabbed him in his eye during the filming of the mob scene. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993). See more »
Soundtracks	The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond See more »
Quotes	Babbie: And it must be nice to be able to speak for a whole hour to people who can neither answer nor run away. Is it true that before you start to preach, you lock the doors, to keep the congregation in? See more »

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