Anne of Green Gables (1934 film)
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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
).
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book...
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE , called "Maud" by family and friends and publicly known as L.M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success...
. 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
Arlington House
Arlington House may refer to:*Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial*Arlington House a hostel for the homeless in London, England, and one of the Rowton Houses...
).
Cast
- Dawn O'DayDawn Evelyn ParisDawn Evelyeen Paris , known as Anne Shirley, was an American film actress.Beginning her career as a child actress under the name Dawn O'Day, Shirley adopted the name of the character she played in Anne of Green Gables in 1934, and achieved a successful career in supporting roles...
as Anne Shirley (billed in subsequent films as "Anne Shirley") - Tom BrownTom Brown (actor)Thomas Brown was an American child model, and later a film and television actor....
as Gilbert Blythe - Helen WestleyHelen WestleyHelen Westley was an American character actress.-Career:Born as Henrietta Remsen Meserole Manney, Helen Westley was a member of the original board of the Theatre Guild, and appeared in many of their productions, among them Peer Gynt, and some of their productions of plays by George Bernard...
as Marilla Cuthbert - O.P. HeggieO.P. HeggieO.P. Heggie was an Australian film and theatre actor working in the United States.-Theatre:Before becoming a film actor, he appeared in numerous Broadway-theatre productions in New York City, New York.-Film:...
as Matthew Cuthbert - June PrestonJune PrestonJune Preston an American child actress who went on to become an internationally renowned opera singer. She made her screen debut at age 4 under optimistic eyes of RKO as Mrs. Blewett's Daughter in Anne of Green Gables. Preston had paid a visit to the studio where a keen-eyed executive saw her and...
as Mrs. Blewett's Daughter - Sara HadenSara HadenSara Haden was a character actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s through the 1950s.She was born Sarah Haden on November 17, 1899 in Galveston, Texas. Haden was the daughter of another character actress, Charlotte Walker, who was active in silent films and early talkies...
as Mrs. Rachel Barry - Murray KinnellMurray KinnellMurray Kinnell was an English actor. He appeared in 71 films between 1930 and 1937. He was best known as the two-timing petty-larceny hood Putty Nose in The Public Enemy...
as Mr. Phillips, the Teacher - Gertrude MessingerGertrude MessingerGertrude Emma Messinger, , sometimes spelled Gertrude Messenger and also known as Gertie Messinger, was a B-movie film actress of the 1930s through the 1950s...
as Diana Barry - Charley Grapewin as Dr. Tatum
- Hilda Vaughn as Mrs. Blewett