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The Little Minister (1934) [NR]

Featuring:
Katharine Hepburn, John Beal, Alan Hale

Written by:
J.M. Barrie
Jane Murfin
Sarah Y. Mason

Directed by:
Richard Wallace


Release Date:
December 28, 1934

Original Title:
The Little Minister

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 110

Babble, the whole world's gypsy sweetheart, lives again to fire the blood of man, woman and child!

Overview from TheMovieDB

The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Babbie. A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relationship with this feisty, passionate young woman, who holds a secret about the village's nobleman, Lord Milford Rintoul, and his role in an increasingly fractious labor dispute.

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Overview from Open Movies

In rural 1840's Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new "little minister" of Thrums's 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.

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Rankings and Honors

The Little Minister (1934) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.2/10

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Carroll Clark
Van Nest Polglase

Assistant Camera:
George E. Diskant

Assistant Director:
Tommy Thompson
Carl Dreher
Edward Killy

Boom Operator:
Harold Stein

Camera Operator:
Robert De Grasse

Costume Design:
Walter Plunkett

Dialogue Coach:
Mary Gordon

Director:
Richard Wallace

Director of Photography:
Henry W. Gerrard

Editor:
William Hamilton

Electrician:
S.H. Barton

Grip:
Sam Redding

Hairstylist:
Jean Woodhall

Interior Designer:
Hobe Erwin

Makeup Artist:
Mel Berns
Sam Kaufman

Music Supervisor:
Murray Spivack

Novel:
J.M. Barrie

Orchestrator:
Bernhard Kaun
Maurice De Packh

Original Music Composer:
Max Steiner

Producer:
Pandro S. Berman

Production Manager:
C.J. White

Props:
Thomas Little

Screenplay:
Jane Murfin
Victor Heerman
Sarah Y. Mason

Sound Recordist:
Clem Portman

Special Effects:
Vernon L. Walker
Harry Redmond Jr.

Special Effects Supervisor:
Harry Redmond Sr.

Stand In:
Charles Darwin
Patricia Doyle

Still Photographer:
Alexander Kahle

Theatre Play:
J.M. Barrie

Unit Manager:
J.R. Crone

Wardrobe Designer:
Emily Perkins
Sandy Sandeen

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