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The Little Minister poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 56.1 / 100
1934·Drama / Romance·1h 50m

THE LITTLE MINISTER

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

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.

Above the Line
Richard Wallace·DirectorJane Murfin·ScreenplaySarah Y. Mason·ScreenplayHenry W. Gerrard·Director of PhotographyMax Steiner·Original Music ComposerWilliam Hamilton·Editor
Cast
Katharine Hepburn·Barbara 'Babbie'John Beal·Révérend Gavin DishartAlan Hale·Rob DawDonald Crisp·Docteur McQueenLumsden Hare·Tammas WhammondAndy Clyde·Wearyworld The PolicemanBeryl Mercer·MargaretBilly Watson·MicahDorothy Stickney·JeanMary Gordon·Nanny
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Richard Wallace·DirectorCarl Dreher·Assistant DirectorEdward Killy·Assistant DirectorTommy Thompson·Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Jane Murfin·ScreenplaySarah Y. Mason·ScreenplayVictor Heerman·ScreenplayJ.M. Barrie·NovelJ.M. Barrie·Theatre Play
Camera· 4
Henry W. Gerrard·Director of PhotographyRobert De Grasse·Camera OperatorGeorge E. Diskant·Assistant CameraSam Redding·Grip
Editing· 1
William Hamilton·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Max Steiner·Original Music ComposerClem Portman·Sound RecordistHarold Stein·Boom Operator
Art & Design· 7
Carroll Clark·Art DirectionVan Nest Polglase·Art DirectionWalter Plunkett·Costume DesignMel Berns·Makeup ArtistSam Kaufman·Makeup ArtistHobe Erwin·Interior DesignerThomas Little·Props
Production· 2
Pandro S. Berman·ProducerC.J. White·Production Manager
Other Departments· 4
Jean Woodhall·HairstylistVernon L. Walker·Special EffectsHarry Redmond Jr.·Special EffectsHarry Redmond Sr.·Special Effects Supervisor
By the Numbers
56.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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