Anne of Green Gables (1934 film)

Anne of Green Gables (1934 film)

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Anne of Green Gables
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Directed by	George Nichols Jr.
Produced by	Kenneth Macgowan
Written by	Sam Mintz Lucy Maud Montgomery (novel)
Starring	Dawn O'Day Tom Brown Sara Haden Charley Grapewin Bonita Granville Ben Hall Ann Miller Paul Stanton
Music by	Alberto Colombo Max Steiner Roy Webb
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Editing by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	November 23, 1934 (1934-11-23)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$226,000[1]
Box office	$793,000[1]

Anne of Green Gables is a 1934 film directed by George Nichols Jr., based upon the novel, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The actress who portrayed Anne Shirley, Dawn O'Day, changed her stage name to Anne Shirley after making this film.

This modest film became a surprise hit in 1934, easily succeeding in becoming one of four top grossing films RKO made that year (as noted in The R.K.O. Story published by Arlington House).

Contents

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• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Reception
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Plot[edit]

Anne Shirley (Dawn O'Day) is an orphan who has been adopted by farmer Matthew Cuthbert (O.P. Heggie) and his sister Marilla (Helen Westley). Although the pair were expecting a young boy to help on their farm, Anne endears herself to them and to the local villagers.

Cast[edit]

• Dawn O'Day as Anne Shirley (billed in subsequent films as "Anne Shirley")
• Tom Brown as Gilbert Blythe
• Helen Westley as Marilla Cuthbert
• O.P. Heggie as Matthew Cuthbert
• June Preston as Mrs. Blewett's Daughter
• Sara Haden as Mrs. Rachel Barry
• Murray Kinnell as Mr. Phillips, the Teacher
• Gertrude Messinger as Diana Barry
• Charley Grapewin as Dr. Tatum
• Hilda Vaughn as Mrs. Blewett

Reception[edit]

The film made a profit of $272,000.^[1]