Anne Shirley -- who adopted the character's name after her appearance here -- is charming as the imaginative and sweet orphan of Lucy Maud Montgomery's book. O. P. Heggie as the kind and sly Matthew Cuthbert, and Helen Westley as the dour Marilla Cuthbert complete the household.
This seems to have been conceived as a follow-up to RKO's LITTLE WOMEN, and Katherine Hepburn is said to have longed for the role. The art department arranged the sets to suggest 19th century woodcuts here too. Although not the classic the older movie was, this one is beguiling too.
This seems to have been conceived as a follow-up to RKO's LITTLE WOMEN, and Katherine Hepburn is said to have longed for the role. The art department arranged the sets to suggest 19th century woodcuts here too. Although not the classic the older movie was, this one is beguiling too.