---
title: 'The Little Colonel (1935)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Butler'
released: '1935-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-little-colonel-1935'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016029/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Little Colonel (1935)

1935 · 81 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Little Colonel is a 1935 American musical comedy drama film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by William Conselman was adapted from the children's novel of the same name by Annie Fellows Johnston, originally published in 1895. It focuses on the reconciliation of an estranged father and daughter in the years following the American Civil War. The film stars Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge, Bill Robinson, and Hattie McDaniel.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-butler-2)
- **Screenplay:** [William Conselman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-conselman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hugo Friedhofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-friedhofer)
- **Producer:** [Buddy DeSylva](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-desylva)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Charles Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-charles-miller)
- **Editor:** [William S. Darling](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-s-darling)

## Cast

- [William Burress](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-burress)
- [John Lodge](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lodge)
- [Shirley Temple](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-temple)
- [John Davis Lodge](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-davis-lodge)
- [Hattie McDaniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/hattie-mcdaniel)
- [Evelyn Venable](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-venable)
- [Lionel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-barrymore)
- [Bill Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-robinson)
- [Sidney Blackmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-blackmer)
- [Robert Warwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-warwick)

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