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Tuesday, January 1, 2019
















     The Secret Garden
1949  NR  DRAMA  1h 29min
CAST— Margaret O’Brien, Herbert Marshall, Dean Stockwell, Gladys Cooper, Elsa Lanchester
MUSIC— Bronislau Kaper  DIRECTOR— Fred M. Wilcox  BASED ON— The Secret Garden (novel), by Frances Hodgson Burnett

     An old-fashioned tale of innocence and sentimentality are locked behind the doors to the secret garden. A young orphan is shipped off to live with her reclusive uncle in his Gothic ancestral home. Upon arrival she finds that her stay is an unwelcome one; from the master to the servants resentment seems to permeate the household. As she wanders the lonely grounds she discovers a part of the garden that is sealed off. With the help of a local boy she restores this mass of forgotten weeds into a beautiful garden, a secret they share only with her disabled cousin, who sees the garden as a refuge. Vivid Technicolor enhances the beautiful gardens, in contrast with the creepy estate. A classic story for children and parents alike.
OUR RATING— ** ½
REMADE AS— The Secret Garden (1993)

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