Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.
Anne Shirley
as Anne Shirley
O. P. Heggie
as Matthew Cuthbert
Helen Westley
as Marilla Cuthbert
Tom Brown
as Gilbert Blythe
Sara Haden
as Mrs. Barry
Murray Kinnell
as Mr. Phillips
Gertrude Messinger
as Diana
Charley Grapewin
as Dr. Tatum
Hilda Vaughn
as Mrs. Blewett
June Preston
as The Little Blewett Girl
Peter McGinn
It is not the easiest thing to judge a movie impartially when I have seen other versions made long after this black and white effort from over 80 years ago. The script seems to have ages well and the small cast does a credible job. Standing on its own, it isnβt bad. But Meagan Follows and the Canadi...
CinemaSerf
A few liberties have been taken with L.M. Montgomery's original book - not least that "Anne" is quite a lot older, but that doesn't really matter as Anne Shirley finds herself adopted by the kindly "Matthew" (O.P. Heggie) and his outwardly curmudgeonly sister "Marilla" (Helen Westley) at Green Gable...