Anne of Green Gables

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.

Cast

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

as Anne Shirley

O. P. Heggie

O. P. Heggie

as Matthew Cuthbert

Helen Westley

Helen Westley

as Marilla Cuthbert

Tom Brown

Tom Brown

as Gilbert Blythe

Sara Haden

Sara Haden

as Mrs. Barry

Murray Kinnell

Murray Kinnell

as Mr. Phillips

Gertrude Messinger

Gertrude Messinger

as Diana

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

as Dr. Tatum

Hilda Vaughn

Hilda Vaughn

as Mrs. Blewett

June Preston

June Preston

as The Little Blewett Girl

Reviews

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 isn’t 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...

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